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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Paleoindian"”.
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Paleoindian technological provisioning in the western Great Basin
North American archaeologists researching Paleoindian adaptations have suggested that Paleoindians, represented by Clovis, Folsom, and Plano traditions, were highly mobile foragers. By contrast, "Paleoarchaic" hunter-gatherers of the Great Basin are thought to have become increasingly sedentary …
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Paleoindian Chronology, Technology, and Lithic Resource Procurement at Nesquehoning Creek
… Late, Middle and Early Archaic; and Paleoindian. The Paleoindian component is deeply buried, contextually secure, and produced a Crowfield fluted point with associated radiocarbon dates of 12,422 ± 164, 12,255 ± 177, and 11,398 ± 110 cal BP. This dissertation focuses on: 1) assessing …
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Analysis of Paleoindian Site Structure and Toolstone Procurement at the Overlook Site (26CH3413), Churchill County, Nevada
… the landscape. While investigators have studied Paleoindian mobility patterns at large scales across the Great Basin, fine-grained analyses are rarely applied to individual open-air sites. This study evaluates the hypothesis that the archaeological record at a single Paleoindian site located in …
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The Relationship Between Paleoindian Site Location and Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene Lake-Level Fluctuations in the Lahontan basin, Nevada
In the Great Basin, most substantial Paleoindian sites are found on landforms associated with extinct lakes and wetlands, suggesting that early groups had a special affinity for lacustrine settings. The Lahontan basin of western Nevada contains a rich record of Terminal Pleistocene and Early …
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From Turkeys To Tamales: Paleoindian To Preclassic Period Faunal Use At Maya Hak Cab Pek Rockshelter In Southern Belize
Very little is known about Paleoindian and Archaic subsistence strategies of the people of Mesoamerica prior to the development of ceramics. Rockshelters with good preservation and stratigraphic deposits can provide excellent contexts for a comparative faunal analysis though time. In February of …
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Paleoindian Occupations in the Great Basin: A Comparative Study of Lithic Technological Organization, Mobility, and Landscape Use from Jakes Valley, Nevada
Previous research on Paleoindian occupations in the Great Basin has provided many more questions than answers. Central to understanding this early period is the relationship between its Western Fluted and Western Stemmed Tradition occupants. Little is known of the temporal, cultural, and …
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Climate change at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary in the Pacific Northwest: a comparison of proxy datasets and the archaeologicial record
… Boundary affected 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 …
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The Geologic and Archaeological History of the Dickie Carr Site 41PR26
… The unit is Early Holocene in age with Late Paleoindian and Late Archaic occupations. The archaeological components are compared and contrasted with documented sites from the Elm and East Forks of the Trinity River. The occupations are examined in a geoarchaeological context. The Late …
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An Experimental Program to Evaluate Proposed Functions of Crescents from the Western United States
… have wider applicability to understanding Paleoindian lifeways and adaptation in the West.
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Final Inventory Report Glacier National Park, Lake Sherburne Archeological Inventory & Report, RM-CESU Cooperative Agreement: CA-1200-99-007
… the current project area. These sites range from Paleoindian to post-contact. During the current 2007 study, the University of Montana Department of Anthropology’s goal was to re-identify these 46 sites and determine their condition and eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic …
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Final Inventory Report Glacier National Park, Lake Sherburne Archeological Inventory & Report, RM-CESU Cooperative Agreement: CA-1200-99-007
… the current project area. These sites range from Paleoindian to post-contact. During the current 2007 study, the University of Montana Department of Anthropology’s goal was to re-identify these 46 sites and determine their condition and eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic …
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Out of Site but Not Out of Mind: Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes on the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf
… These 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 …
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The Norby site : a mummy cave complex bison kill on the northern plains
… surface sites, were previously associated with Paleoindian assemblages of about 8000 years ago, but the in situ discovery at the Norby site suggests that this projectile point style may have a somewhat later temporal span. Faunal remains are studied in terms of attritional factors, element …
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An Archaeobotanical Contribution to Foodways, Wood Collecting Strategies, and Niche Construction at the Late and Terminal Archaic Site of Côte Rouge in Southern Québec
… known to First Nations since at least the Late Paleoindian period (11 200-9500 cal. BP), and gained popularity during the Laurentian/Late Archaic (6800-4500 cal. BP) and post-Laurentian/Terminal Archaic (4500 to 3200 cal. BP) to become a significant place that was still sporadically visited …
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Past Human Behavior Across Time and Space: The Organization of Lithic Technology at Spring Lake, TX, 41HY160
… continuous human occupation from the Paleoindian to the Late Prehistoric eras. Excavations conducted around the lake have produced numerous artifact assemblages that have been the focus of several research projects. However, many assemblages have yet to be analyzed and an array of …
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A Synthesis of the Prehistoric Archaeological Investigations of Lake Phelps, Washington County, North Carolina
… a prehistoric occupation that began in the Late Paleoindian and lasted until the Late Woodland period, with the lake being abandoned before Europeans reached the region in the Eighteenth century. Archaeological investigations also show reveal four distinct areas of prehistoric occupation on the …
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Carnivore Modification in North America: Perspectives on Neotaphonomy, Carnivore Use of Carrion, and Great Plains Bison Bonbeds
… different cultural periods of Plains prehistory. Paleoindian and Late Plains Archaic sites exhibit the most modification and heaviest utilization. These temporal patterns appear to follow fluctuations of human population growth. The second objective was reached by developing a Scavenging Ecocenter …
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Clovis Technology and Settlement in the American Southeast
This dissertation presents new data on Clovis site occupation, technological organization, and settlement in the American Southeast. Evidence suggests that traditionally-accepted, western-centric models do not fully explain Clovis technological characteristics and settlement patterns in the region. …
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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 …