essay
Early Holocene vertebrate fauna
Agate Basin site : a record of the Paleoindian occupation of the northwestern High Plains, by George C. Frison, Dennis J. Stanford • New York • Published In 1982 • Pages: 274-308
By: Walker, Danny N..
Abstract
Walker uses the various vertebrate fauna found at the site, including ones introduced culturally and post-depositionally, to reconstruct the paleoenvironment for the region from the late glacial to the Pre-Boreal periods (13,000 BP-9140 BP). Walker also compares the fauna found in the Agate Basin site to the modern fauna in the area. The comparison of the fauna from Folsom to Hell Gap levels indicates the climate changed from glacial-like to half way to modern within approximately 400 years.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- General North America
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeozoologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2009
- Field Date
- 1978-1979
- Coverage Date
- 10,800-10,000 BP (8800-8000 BC)
- Coverage Place
- Agate Basin site, South Dakota and Wyoming, United States
- Notes
- Danny N. Walker
- For bibliographical references see document 27: Frison and Stanford
- LCCN
- 82006637
- LCSH
- Paleo-Indians--Great Plains
- Agate Basin Site (Wyo.)