The pre-Hispanic history of Mexican California. The road to Mesoamerica that was never completed
2021; Russian Academy of Sciences; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.31857/s0044748x0015307-6
ISSN0044-748X
Autores Tópico(s)Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics
ResumoThe article is devoted to the study of the oldest cultures of the California Peninsula. The analysis is based on the study of archaeological monuments of material and spiritual culture, reflected in rock paintings, petroglyphs and geoglyphs. The first traces of settlers in the territory of Mexican California are about 14,000 years old (Clovis culture) and are associated with Aridoamerica. Cultures have been coming in from the north continuously, although their sequence has yet to be determined. A culture of nomadic and semi-nomadic groups (the conchero camp culture) was formed here, collecting shellfish, plants and fruits, coastal fishing, and hunting marine and terrestrial mammals. The geographical isolation of the peninsula did not allow the establishment of links between Californians and Mesoamerican cultural areas.
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