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Relative Time Period: Follows the Late Paleolndian tradition, precedes the Late Sierra Nevada tradition.
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Peregrine, P.N. (2001). Early Sierra Nevada. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0523-5_15
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