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Ice Age Peoples Of Pennsylvania
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Author : Kurt William Carr
language : en
Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Release Date : 2002
Ice Age Peoples Of Pennsylvania written by Kurt William Carr and has been published by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Recent Research in Pennsylvania Archaeology, Number 2 Kurt W. Carr and James M. Adovasio, eds. 2002. This volume touches on many of the issues that are paramount in Paleoindian studies today, and will be of interest to archaeologists. It includes papers from a wide range of archaeologists that address a diverse group of subjects relating to Paleoindian culture, settlement patterns, and archaeological sites.
Ice Age People Of North America
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Author : Oregon State University. Center for the Study of the First Americans
language : en
Publisher: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press for the Center for the Study of the First Americans
Release Date : 1999
Ice Age People Of North America written by Oregon State University. Center for the Study of the First Americans and has been published by Corvallis : Oregon State University Press for the Center for the Study of the First Americans this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
This volume provides an up-to-date summary of important new discoveries from Northeast Asia and North America that are changing perceptions about the origin of the First Americans. Even though the peopling of the Americas has been the focus of scientific investigations for more than half a century, there is still no definitive evidence that will allow specialists to say when the First Americans initially arrived or who they were. However, this in no way diminishes the significance of the many new contributions being made in the field. The nineteen papers collected here provide regional archaeological syntheses and address such topics as ice marginal dynamics, the impact of plant nutrients in glacial margins, and periglacial ecology of large mammals. The concluding chapter discusses conceptual frameworks used to explain the peopling of the Americas.
First Peoples In A New World
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Author : David J. Meltzer
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2009-05-27
First Peoples In A New World written by David J. Meltzer and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-27 with Social Science categories.
More than 12,000 years ago, in one of the greatest triumphs of prehistory, humans colonized North America, a continent that was then truly a new world. Just when and how they did so has been one of the most perplexing and controversial questions in archaeology. This dazzling, cutting-edge synthesis, written for a wide audience by an archaeologist who has long been at the center of these debates, tells the scientific story of the first Americans: where they came from, when they arrived, and how they met the challenges of moving across the vast, unknown landscapes of Ice Age North America. David J. Meltzer pulls together the latest ideas from archaeology, geology, linguistics, skeletal biology, genetics, and other fields to trace the breakthroughs that have revolutionized our understanding in recent years. Among many other topics, he explores disputes over the hemisphere's oldest and most controversial sites and considers how the first Americans coped with changing global climates. He also confronts some radical claims: that the Americas were colonized from Europe or that a crashing comet obliterated the Pleistocene megafauna. Full of entertaining descriptions of on-site encounters, personalities, and controversies, this is a compelling behind-the-scenes account of how science is illuminating our past.
First Peoples In A New World
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Author : David J. Meltzer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-10-07
First Peoples In A New World written by David J. Meltzer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-07 with HISTORY categories.
A study of Ice Age Americans, highlighting genetic, archaeological and geological evidence that has revolutionized our understanding of their origins, antiquity, and adaptations.
Paleoamerican Archaeology In Virginia
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Author : Wm Jack Hranicky
language : en
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Release Date : 2017-10-10
Paleoamerican Archaeology In Virginia written by Wm Jack Hranicky and has been published by Universal-Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-10 with categories.
This book is a full-color study of over 500 pre-Clovis stone artifacts of Virginia. With the 22K-year date of the Cinmar bipoint in Virginia, there is ample evidence of artifact classes that are older than Clovis. Over 50 tool types are illustrated and discussed. Artifact single-site collections are documented. The book argues the differences between Holocene biface technology with the blade and core technology of the Pleistocene era. The requirements for identifying Pleistocene artifacts is presented, such as platforms, remaining cortex, and invasive retouch. They are presented in a tool model. Major stones, namely jasper, are discussed as a lithic determinism. The east coast distribution is presented for various tool types. Additionally, as a major focus, cross-Atlantic flake/blade identical tools from Europe are illustrated with Middle Atlantic artifacts. Artifact ergonomics, such as right-left handed tools, hypothetical tool center, are argued. Structural and functional axis are shown and described on how to identify them on tools. Overall, this book presents an initiating view of the archaeology needed to study Pleistocene era artifacts on the American east coast.
From The Pleistocene To The Holocene
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Author : C. Britt Bousman
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2012-09-25
From The Pleistocene To The Holocene written by C. Britt Bousman and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-25 with Social Science categories.
The end of the Pleistocene era brought dramatic environmental changes to small bands of humans living in North America: changes that affected subsistence, mobility, demography, technology, and social relations. The transition they made from Paleoindian (Pleistocene) to Archaic (Early Holocene) societies represents the first major cultural shift that took place solely in the Americas. This event—which manifested in ways and at times much more varied than often supposed—set the stage for the unique developments of behavioral complexity that distinguish later Native American prehistoric societies. Using localized studies and broad regional syntheses, the contributors to this volume demonstrate the diversity of adaptations to the dynamic and changing environmental and cultural landscapes that occurred between the Pleistocene and early portion of the Holocene. The authors' research areas range from Northern Mexico to Alaska and across the continent to the American Northeast, synthesizing the copious available evidence from well-known and recent excavations.With its methodologically and geographically diverse approach, From the Pleistocene to the Holocene: Human Organization and Cultural Transformations in Prehistoric North America provides an overview of the present state of knowledge regarding this crucial transformative period in Native North America. It offers a large-scale synthesis of human adaptation, reflects the range of ideas and concepts in current archaeological theoretical approaches, and acts as a springboard for future explanations and models of prehistoric change.
The Quaternary Period In The United States
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Author : A.R. Gillespie
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2003-12-17
The Quaternary Period In The United States written by A.R. Gillespie and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-17 with Science categories.
This book reviews advances in understanding of the past ca. two million years of Earth history - the Quaternary Period - in the United States. It begins with sections on ice and water - as glaciers, permafrost, oceans, rivers, lakes, and aquifers. Six chapters are devoted to the high-latitude Pleistocene ice sheets, to mountain glaciations of the western United States, and to permafrost studies. Other chapters discuss ice-age lakes, caves, sea-level fluctuations, and riverine landscapes. With a chapter on landscape evolution models, the book turns to essays on geologic processes. Two chapters discuss soils and their responses to climate, and wind-blown sediments. Two more describe volcanoes and earthquakes, and the use of Quaternary geology to understand the hazards they pose. The next part of the book is on plants and animals. Five chapters consider the Quaternary history of vegetation in the United States. Other chapters treat forcing functions and vegetation response at different spatial and temporal scales, the role of fire as a catalyst of vegetation change during rapid climate shifts, and the use of tree rings in inferring age and past hydroclimatic conditions. Three chapters address vertebrate paleontology and the extinctions of large mammals at the end of the last glaciation, beetle assemblages and the inferences they permit about past conditions, and the peopling of North America. A final chapter addresses the numerical modeling of Quaternary climates, and the role paleoclimatic studies and climatic modeling has in predicting future response of the Earth's climate system to the changes we have wrought.
The Archaeology Of Native Americans In Pennsylvania
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Author : Kurt W. Carr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Archaeology Of Native Americans In Pennsylvania written by Kurt W. Carr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Indians of North America categories.
The Archaeology of Native Americans in Pennsylvania is the definitive reference to the rich artifacts representing 14,000 years of cultural evolution and includes environmental studies, descriptions and illustrations of artifacts and features, settlement pattern studies, and recommendations for directions of further research.
Archeological Investigation Of The Armory Street Lower Armory Grounds Harpers Ferry Armory 46jf518
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Author : Darlene Hassler
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Archeological Investigation Of The Armory Street Lower Armory Grounds Harpers Ferry Armory 46jf518 written by Darlene Hassler and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Pennsylvania Overlooks A Guide For Sightseers And Outdoor People
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language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
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Pennsylvania Overlooks A Guide For Sightseers And Outdoor People written by and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Sports & Recreation categories.
To those who enjoy outdoor adventure, Pennsylvania offers a number of natural attractions: wild rivers, impressive mountains, the silence of deep forests. But Pennsylvania's sublime overlooks, remarkable natural features in themselves, frequently go unnoticed despite their historical and scenic interest. The selected overlooks are easy to reach by automobile or by foot, and they offer much more than a pretty view. Each chapter presents vital information about an overlook, including a general description of the overlook and its area, the site's distinguishing features, its height, the compass direction of the view, and nearby and distant features visible from the overlook. Michaels also notes recreational activities and opportunities near each site. For weekends filled with nature, beauty, and history, this book is an invaluable guide.