The Great Basin: A Natural Prehistory

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THE GREA T B A SIN The Great Basin A NATURAL PREHISTORY REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION DONALD K. GRAYSON UN IV ER SITY OF CA LIFOR N IA PR ESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. For a digital version of this book, see the press website. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2011 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grayson, Donald K. The great basin : a natural prehistory / Donald K. Grayson. — Rev. and expanded ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: The desert’s past. c1993. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-520-26747-3 (hardback) 1. Geology, Stratigraphic—Pleistocene. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic—Holocene. 3. Geology—Great Basin. 4. Paleontology—Great Basin. 5. Indians of North America—Great Basin—Antiquities. 6. Paleo-Indians—Great Basin. 7. Great Basin—Antiquities. I. Grayson, Donald K. Desert’s past. II. Title. QE697.G8 2011 508.79—dc22 2010052100 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997)(Permanence of Paper). Cover image: Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Photo by the author. For Barbara, who was my life ...