Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology
Encyclopedia
The Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology is a leading regional source of scholarly information on the ethnography
, archaeology
, linguistics
, and Native American
history
of the Western United States
created by Harry Lawton
.
It is published by Malki Museum, based on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Banning, California
.
Begun in 1974 as the Journal of California Anthropology, it expanded its scope and changed to its present name in 1979. It has usually published two issues per year.
The journal's editors have included:
Ethnography
Ethnography is a qualitative method aimed to learn and understand cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group...
, archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
, linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, and Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
of the Western United States
Western United States
.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...
created by Harry Lawton
Harry Lawton
Harry Wilson Lawton was an American writer, journalist, editor and historian who wrote several books about Native Americans in California...
.
It is published by Malki Museum, based on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Banning, California
Banning, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Banning had a population of 29,603. The population density was 1,281.6 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Banning was 19,164 White, 2,165 African American, 641 Native American, 1,549 Asian, 39 Pacific Islander, 4,604 from other...
.
Begun in 1974 as the Journal of California Anthropology, it expanded its scope and changed to its present name in 1979. It has usually published two issues per year.
The journal's editors have included:
- Michael Kearney (1974-1976)
- Philip J. Wilke (1977-1980, 1986-1990)
- Harry W. Lawton (1980)
- Matthew C. Hall (1980-1985)
- Michael K. Lerch (1985)
- Mark Q. Sutton (1986-1989, 1991-2000)
- Jill Gardner (1998-2000)
- Paul Apodaca (2001-2004)
- Lynn H. Gamble (2005-2010)