"The most important study to come out of the Chumash area, and one of the best examples of research on culture change in contemporary archaeology."--L. Mark Raab, coeditor of Prehistoric California "A contribution that is remarkable in its scope, quality, and importance."--Terry L. Jones, coeditor of Catalysts to Complexity "The most comprehensive effort yet made to apply the theoretical framework of behavioral ecology to a problem in human prehistory. The result is not only an excellent demonstration of the power of the approach but a major contribution to the pre-European history of California."--James O'Connell, University of Utah
