The “Ancient Stone Fish Traps” of the Coachella Valley, Southern California

1945 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adan E. Treganza
Keyword(s):  
High Water ◽  
Salton Sea ◽  
Ancient Lake ◽  
The West ◽  
Coachella Valley ◽  
Riverside County ◽  
Fish Traps ◽  
Small Stone ◽  
Talus Slope ◽  
Lake Cahuilla

A group of small stone enclosures, supposed by some to be of natural origin and by others to be the works of man, lies on a rocky travertine-encrtfsted talus slope at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains on the west side of the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, California. These phenomena are known locally as the "Ancient Fish Traps." They occupy a series of rocky terraces some 90 feet below the maximum high-water shore line of Ancient Lake Cahuilla (called by some Blake Sea), whose basin is now partly occupied by the Salton Sea. The “traps” consist of 85 to 100 bowl-like depressions composed of a travertine-encrusted granite talus debris. They are arranged in three rows, each of which follows the exact contour of one of the old recessional terraces of the lake (Pl. XIX).

Shorelines in the Desert: Mapping Fish Trap Features along the Southwest Coast of Ancient Lake Cahuilla, California

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-336
Author(s):  
Anjali Phukan ◽  
Todd J. Braje ◽  
Thomas K. Rockwell ◽  
Isaac Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Ancient Lake ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Fish Trap ◽  
Archaeological Methods ◽  
Fish Traps ◽  
History Of ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Lake Cahuilla

ABSTRACTIn the desert of southeastern California, the geological and archaeological remnants of a once massive lake, Lake Cahuilla, are still visible. One of the most distinctive features marking Lake Cahuilla's relic shorelines is a series of rock fish trap features that, in some cases, stretch across thousands of square meters. These fish traps are severely understudied, and systematic archaeological survey can help scientists reconstruct the dynamic human-environmental history of the region. The large number of fish traps along with the rocky desert terrain, however, make traditional pedestrian archaeological surveys both difficult and inefficient. We used unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology along with traditional archaeological methods to conduct surveys and identify patterning in the shapes, orientations, and frequencies of fish traps. Our study demonstrates the potential of emerging archaeological field technology to better understand the nature of human-environmental ecodynamics through time and space.

Cluster Analysis of Paleofecal Data Sets: A Test of Late Prehistoric Settlement and Subsistence Patterns in the Northern Coachella Valley, California

1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Q. Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Late Prehistoric ◽  
Ancient Lake ◽  
Coachella Valley ◽  
Late Prehistoric Period ◽  
Northern Shore ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Lake Cahuilla

Data from human paleofecal samples can be used to address a variety of questions, primarily the reconstruction of diet, but also the analysis of nutrition, health, technology, and behavior Statistical analyses of constituents can be used to broaden the potential of paleofecal data, as well as to detail cuisine and to address larger issues of settlement/subsistence models. This potential is illustrated with a cluster analysis of paleofecal constituents from three late prehistoric period sites along the northern shore of ancient Lake Cahuilla, located in the Coachella Valley of southern California. These data were used to test competing settlement/subsistence models: one of large permanent lakeside villages dependent on lacustrine resources, and the other of seasonal, rather than permanent, lakeshore occupation. In addition, the analysis revealed additional details of diet and cuisine in the late prehistoric period.

scholarly journals Intensive Early Season Adulticide Applications Decrease Arbovirus Transmission Throughout the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh D. Lothrop ◽  
Branka B. Lothrop ◽  
Donald E. Gomsi ◽  
William K. Reisen
Keyword(s):  
Early Season ◽  
Coachella Valley ◽  
Riverside County

Late Holocene Lacustrine Chronology and Archaeology of Ancient Lake Cahuilla, California

1983 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Waters
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Colorado River ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Ancient Lake ◽  
Freshwater Lakes ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
California Water ◽  
Salton Trough ◽  
Lake Cahuilla

AbstractFreshwater lakes existed intermittently in the Salton Trough of southern California during the late Holocene. The lakes formed north of the subaerial Colorado River Delta whenever the Colorado River flowed west into the trough instead of south to the Gulf of California. Water filled the trough to a maximum altitude of 12 m. Stratigraphy, radiocarbon dates, and supplementary evidence document four lacustral intervals of Lake Cahuilla between A.D. 700 and 1580. Archaeological sites are associated with the 12-m shoreline and their occupation correlates with these lacustral intervals.

scholarly journals Rainwater Harvesting for Sustainable Agriculture in High Water-Poor Areas in the West Bank, Palestine

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer Shadeed ◽  
Tariq Judeh ◽  
Michel Riksen
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
West Bank ◽  
High Water ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
The West ◽  
Gis Environment ◽  
Total Study Area ◽  
Very High

In most arid regions of the world, the increasing agricultural water supply–demand gap jeopardizes sustainable agricultural development and, as such, undermines local food security. In such situations, unconventional water resource practices such as agricultural rainwater harvesting (ARWH) can be potentially used to tackle agricultural water poverty (AWP). This study aims to integrate AWP and agricultural rainwater harvesting suitability (ARWHS) maps to identify locations where ARWH can be of the most benefit to the West Bank, Palestine. These maps were developed under the GIS environment. The weighted overlay summation process (WOSP), supported by the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), was utilized. Research findings of the AWP map indicate that high to very high AWP covers about 61% of the study area, whereas, the findings of the ARWHS map shows that highly suitable ARWH areas cover 65% of the total study area. Further, 31% of the study area has highly suitable sites for the implementation of proper ARWH techniques. Finally, the combined mapping between the ARWHS map and agricultural lands indicates that high to very high ARWH-suitable areas cover 53% of the rough grazing areas (62% of the entire West Bank area). Thus, the implementation of proper ARWH techniques in such areas is seen to be a sustainable water management option for achieving agricultural sustainability and, accordingly, improved food security in the West Bank, Palestine.

Presidential Address

1920 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
C. W. C. Oman
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Address ◽  
High Water ◽  
Great War ◽  
The West ◽  
Classical World ◽  
High Water Mark ◽  
Famous Book ◽  
The Great War

Ever since recorded history begins, and probably for untold centuries before, a never-ending strife between the East and the West has been in progress, and the tide of conquest and invasion has been mounting eastward or westward, only to reach its high-water mark, stand still for a moment, and then commence slowly or quickly toretire. The writers of the old classical world of antiquitysaw this clearly enough. Herodotus, the father of all European historians, began his famous book with a tale of legendary raids and counter-raids between Europe and Asia, and traced down from them the great war of Greek and Persian which had formed the all-engrossing interest of his own youth.

scholarly journals Developing a GIS-based water poverty and rainwater harvesting suitability maps for domestic use in the Dead Sea region (West Bank, Palestine)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer M. Shadeed ◽  
Tariq G. Judeh ◽  
Mohammad N. Almasri
Keyword(s):  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
West Bank ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
The West ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Very High

Abstract. In Dead Sea region as arid to semi-arid regions, water shortage and the inability to satisfy the increasing domestic water demand have been threatening the sustainable development. In such situations, domestic rainwater harvesting is considered an efficient management option to combat water poverty. This paper aims to develop a domestic water poverty (DWP) and domestic rainwater harvesting suitability (DRWHS) maps for the West Bank, Palestine (5860 km2). The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) together with the GIS-based weighted overly summation process (WOSP) was utilized in the development of these maps. A total of 12 and four different assessing criteria were used in the development of DWP and DRWHS maps, respectively. Results of DWP map indicate that about 57 % of the West Bank is under high to very high domestic water poverty. On the other hand, the DRWHS map indicates that about 60 % of the West Bank can be classified as high to very high suitable areas for domestic rainwater harvesting. Furthermore, DWP and DRWHS maps intersection indicates that around 31 % of the West Bank areas could be classified as high potential locations for adopting rainwater harvesting techniques for domestic purposes. Finally, the developed maps are of high value for different stakeholders to realize the importance of promoting rainwater harvesting for a self-sustaining and self-reliant domestic water supply in high water poverty areas in the Dead Sea region generally and in the West Bank particularly.

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