Costanoan Astronomy from the Notes of John P. Harrington
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[Article]
First Statement of Responsibility
Hudson, Travis
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Although Harrington's notes on Costanoan astronomy are unfortunately brief and cryptic, they nonetheless indicate that these people shared in a number of concepts about the sky found among the Chumash to the south and the Pomo to the north. Given the complexity of astronomical knowledge known for both of these groups, it would suggest that the centrally positioned Costanoan very probably possessed a similar complexity. Perhaps additional Harrington notes will be found to provide further insight into this question.
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Date of Publication
1982
Title
Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology