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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Early Archaic"”.
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A Techno-Functional Analysis of Early Archaic Lithic Production Debris: Assessing Technological Practice and Settlement in the Middle Savannah River Valley of South Carolina
… River Valley of South Carolina suggest that Early Archaic (10,000-8,000 BP) peoples enjoyed a high level of mobility, were focused on high quality, siliceous Coastal Plain chert, and were organized in a logistical manner- with large residences in close proximity to river terraces along the …
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Climate change at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary in the Pacific Northwest: a comparison of proxy datasets and the archaeologicial record
… cultural development for Late Paleoindian-Early Archaic peoples in the Pacific Northwest. Results indicate that climatic and environmental change at this interval was rapid or abrupt, and of a magnitude that likely produced varying adaptational responses by peoples of different cultural …
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Postglacial Sandy Hill: A Regional Manifestation of the Gulf of Maine Archaic Tradition
… of the most basic questions about Sandy Hill's Early Archaic inhabitants remain unanswered. This thesis will synthesize the results of major excavations at Sandy Hill by analyzing site morphology, lithics, and hard tissue macrobotanical remains from several radiocarbon dated contexts. …
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Prehistoric land use, site placement and an archaeological legacy along the foothills of the Colorado Northern Front Range
… era, with most sites dating between the Early Archaic and the Early Ceramic periods. Environmental variables that could have played a role in indigenous settlement and mobility patterns are evaluated, such as desirable raw material used for grinding tools. Only eight sites illustrate …
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Out of Site but Not Out of Mind: Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes on the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf
… areas could have been occupied by Paleoindian or Early Archaic populations prior to final inundation related to sea-level rise following the last glacial maximum. Due to sediment accretion related to transgression, as well as active sedimentation in the marine environment, the formerly subaerial …
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Absolute and relative chronology of a complex alpine game drive site (5BL148), Rollins Pass, Colorado
… of hunter-gatherer occupations, beginning in the Early Archaic era and ending in the Protohistoric era.
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Subsistence, Technology, and Site Use Through Time at 41HY160, the Tee Box Six Locale
… campsite with occupations that date from the Early Archaic to the Late Prehistoric. Additionally, Paleo-Indian projectile points of Golondrina and Scottsbluff types were recovered, although their presence has been attributed to fill dirt brought in from another area in association with the …
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The entry of Orpheus into archaic Greek society.
Although absent from early Archaic sources by the sixth century BCE Orpheus the poet had become synonymous with poetry and inspiration. This work will examine the emergence of the myths of Orpheus in Archaic Greece with a view to understanding his place in society. This will entail the exploration …
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Paleoindian Chronology, Technology, and Lithic Resource Procurement at Nesquehoning Creek
… Nesquehoning Creek include Colonial (late 17th-early 18th century); Late, Middle, and Early Woodland; Transitional, Late, Middle and Early Archaic; and Paleoindian. The Paleoindian component is deeply buried, contextually secure, and produced a Crowfield fluted point with associated radiocarbon …
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Spatial Distribution Of Debitage At A Chert Procurement Site And A Cultural History Assessment On Orange Lake In North Central Florida
… solid evidence for habitation beginning in the Early Archaic and growing in intensity forward into the Mississippian also shoOrange Lake was exploited throughout prehistory for the access to tool quality chert as well as fresh water and the ecotone environment of hardwood hammocks and prominent …
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Ground stone lithic technology of the Indian Peaks, Colorado, USA
… tool forms will be present in assemblages of early Archaic age, during which residential use of the study area is proposed to have increased in response to climate change. It is determined that, though this period contains the greatest diversity of ground stone tool forms both in terms of …
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A HUMAN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE YELLOWSTONE LAKE BASIN, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
The Yellowstone Lake Basin has been an important region for hunter-gatherers since the close of the Late Pleistocene that has provided an abundance and well diverse suite of subsistence resources ( i.e prey animals and edible plants). Due the diversity found within this ecosystem, the primary …
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A HUMAN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE YELLOWSTONE LAKE BASIN, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
The Yellowstone Lake Basin has been an important region for hunter-gatherers since the close of the Late Pleistocene that has provided an abundance and well diverse suite of subsistence resources ( i.e prey animals and edible plants). Due the diversity found within this ecosystem, the primary …