book chapter

The macroscopic plant remains of the deposits of Hogup Cave, Utah, and their paleoclimatic implications: [Appendix I]

Hogup Cave, [by] C. Melvin Aikens • (93) • Published In 1970 • Pages: 215-240

By: Harper, K. T. (Kimball T.), Alder, G. M..

Abstract
Harper and Alder used the plant remains and some of the animal remains to test hypotheses concerning the past climate in the northern Great Basin. In particular they were interested in examining Antevs' hypothesis of the Anathermal, the Altithermal, and the Medithermal and the proposed dates for these climatic episodes. Harper and Alder find that during the Altithermal the average annual temperatures were at least one degree Celsius above modern temperatures. They also conclude the drying lake bed would have dominated the landscape at Hogup and that its affect on the people there has been underestimated. Only the data that pertain to Unit I are marked for Outline of Cultural Material (OCM) codes.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Climate
Flora
Fauna
Topography and geology
tradition
Early Desert Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Paleobiologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
8400-150 BP (6400 BC-AD 1850)
Coverage Place
Units I-IV, Hogup Cave, Utah, United States
Notes
by K. T. Harper and G. M. Alder
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-240)
LCCN
72612762
LCSH
Hogup Cave (Utah)