Packrat Middens
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Packrat Middens
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Author : Julio L. Betancourt
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2016-01-15
Packrat Middens written by Julio L. Betancourt and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with Science categories.
Over the past thirty years, late Quaternary environments in the arid interior of western North America have been revealed by a unique source of fossils: well-preserved fragments of plants and animals accumulated locally by packrats and quite often encased, amberlike, in large masses of crystallized urine. These packrat middens are ubiquitous in caves and rock crevices throughout the arid West, where they can lie preserved for tens of thousands of years. More than a thousand of these deposits have been dated and analyzed, and middens have supplanted pollen records as a touchstone for studying vegetation dynamics and climatic change in radiocarbon time (the last 40,000 years). Now, similar deposits made by other mammals like hyraxes are being reported from other parts of the world. This book brings together the findings and views of many of the researchers investigating fossil middens in the United States, Mexico, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia. The contributions serve to open a forum for methodological concerns, update the fossil record of various geographic regions, introduce new applications, and display the vast potential for fossil midden analysis in arid regions worldwide. The findings presented here will serve to foster regional research and to promote general studies devoted to global climate change. Included in the text are more than two hundred charts, photographs, and maps.
Packrat Middens
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Author : Julio L. Betancourt
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 1990-06
Packrat Middens written by Julio L. Betancourt and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-06 with Science categories.
Over the past thirty years, late Quaternary environments in the arid interior of western North America have been revealed by a unique source of fossils: well-preserved fragments of plants and animals accumulated locally by packrats and quite often encased, amberlike, in large masses of crystallized urine. These packrat middens are ubiquitous in caves and rock crevices throughout the arid West, where they can lie preserved for tens of thousands of years. More than a thousand of these deposits have been dated and analyzed, and middens have supplanted pollen records as a touchstone for studying vegetation dynamics and climatic change in radiocarbon time (the last 40,000 years). Now, similar deposits made by other mammals like hyraxes are being reported from other parts of the world. This book brings together the most recent findings and views of many of the researchers now investigating fossil middens in the United States, Mexico, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia. The contributions serve to open a forum for methodological concerns, update the fossil record of various geographic regions, introduce new applications, and display the vast potential for fossil midden analysis in arid regions worldwide. The findings presented here will serve to foster regional research and to promote general studies devoted to global climate change. Included in the text are more than two hundred charts, photographs, and maps.
Pleistocene Packrat Middens From The Lower Grand Canyon Of Arizona
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Author : Arthur Morton Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Pleistocene Packrat Middens From The Lower Grand Canyon Of Arizona written by Arthur Morton Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
Landscape History Of Hadramawt
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Author : Michael J. Harrower
language : en
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Release Date : 2020-04-30
Landscape History Of Hadramawt written by Michael J. Harrower and has been published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with History categories.
Winner of AIA's 2022 Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports The rugged highlands of southern Yemen are one of the less archaeologically explored regions of the Near East. This final report of survey and excavations by the Roots of Agriculture in Southern Arabia (RASA) Project addresses the development of food production and human landscapes, topics of enduring interest as scholarly conceptualizations of the Anthropocene take shape. Along with data from Manayzah, site of the earliest dated remains of clearly domesticated animals in Arabia, the volume also documents some of the earliest water management technologies in Arabia, thereby anchoring regional dates for the beginnings of pastoralism and of potential farming. The authors argue that the initial Holocene inhabitants of Wadi Sana were Arabian hunters who adopted limited pastoral stock in small social groups, then expanded their social collectives through sacrifice and feasts in a sustained pastoral landscape. This volume will be of interest to a wide audience of archaeologists including not only those working in Arabia, but more broadly those interested in the ancient Near East, Africa, South Asia, and in Holocene landscape histories generally.
Vertebrate Coprolites
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Author : Adrian P. Hunt
language : en
Publisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Release Date : 2012
Vertebrate Coprolites written by Adrian P. Hunt and has been published by New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Coprolites categories.
The Great Basin
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Author : Donald Grayson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2011-04-18
The Great Basin written by Donald Grayson 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 2011-04-18 with Nature categories.
"The Great Basin, centering on Nevada and including substantial parts of California, Oregon, and Utah, gets its name from the fact that none of its rivers or streams flow to the sea. This book synthesizes the past 25,000 years of the natural history of this vast region. It explores the extinct animals that lived in the Great Basin during the Ice Age and recounts the rise and fall of the massive Ice Age lakes that existed here. It explains why trees once grew 13' beneath what is now the surface of Lake Tahoe, explores the nearly two dozen Great Basin mountain ranges that once held substantial glaciers, and tells the remarkable story of how pinyon pine came to cover some 17,000,000 acres of the Great Basin in the relatively recent past.These discussions culminate with the impressive history of the prehistoric people of the Great Basin, a history that shows how human societies dealt with nearly 13,000 years of climate change on this often-challenging landscape"--Provided by publisher.
Encyclopedia Of Quaternary Science
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Author : Cary Mock
language : en
Publisher: Newnes
Release Date : 2013-03-25
Encyclopedia Of Quaternary Science written by Cary Mock and has been published by Newnes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-25 with Science categories.
The second revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Four Volume Set, provides both students and professionals with an up-to-date reference work on this important and highly varied area of research. There are lots of new articles, and many of the articles that appeared in the first edition have been updated to reflect advances in knowledge since 2006, when the original articles were written. The second edition will contain about 375 articles, written by leading experts around the world. This major reference work is richly illustrated with more than 3,000 illustrations, most of them in colour. Research in the Quaternary sciences has advanced greatly in the last 10 years, especially since topics like global climate change, geologic hazards and soil erosion were put high on the political agenda. This second edition builds upon its award-winning predecessor to provide the reader assured quality along with essential updated coverage Contains 357 broad-ranging articles (4310 pages) written at a level that allows undergraduate students to understand the material, while providing active researchers with a ready reference resource for information in the field. Facilitates teaching and learning The first edition was regarded by many as the most significant single overview of Quaternary science ever, yet Editor-in-Chief, Scott Elias, has managed to surpass that in this second edition by securing even more expert reviews whilst retaining his renowned editorial consistency that enables readers to navigates seamlessly from one unfamiliar topic to the next
The Historical Ecology Handbook
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Author : Dave Egan
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2005-08-12
The Historical Ecology Handbook written by Dave Egan and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-12 with Nature categories.
A fundamental aspect of the work of ecosystem restoration is to rediscover the past and bring it into the present-to determine what needs to be restored, why it was lost, and how best to make it live again. This handbook makes essential connections between past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to offer a much-needed introduction to the field of historical ecology and its practical application by on-the-ground restorationists. - from publisher description.
Deep Time
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Author : Riley Black
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-09-02
Deep Time written by Riley Black and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-02 with Science categories.
Deep time is the timescale of the geological events that have shaped our planet. Whilst so immense as to challenge human understanding, its evidence is nonetheless visible all around us. Through explanations of the latest research and over 200 fascinating images, Deep Time explores this evidence, from the visible layers in ancient rock to the hiss of static on the radio, and from fossilized shark's teeth to underwater forests. These relics of ancient epochs, many of which we can see and touch today, connect our present to the distant past and answer broader questions about our place in the timeline of the Earth. Charting 4.5 billion years of geological history, this is the story of our world, from its birth to the dawn of civilization.
Southern Nevada Water Authority Treatment And Transmission Facility Clark County
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Southern Nevada Water Authority Treatment And Transmission Facility Clark County written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.