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The Late Pleistocene vertebrate fauna in Ohio: coinhabitants with Ohio's Paleoindians

first discovery of america: archaeological evidence of the early inhabitants of the ohio area • Columbus, Ohio • Published In 1994 • Pages: 23-41

By: McDonald, H. Gregory (Hugh Gregory).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author, who excavated at the Sheriden Pit at Indian Trail Caverns in Wyandot County, Ohio, describes species that could have been affected by the first humans to enter the area. The majority of dates for the faunal remains fall between 13,000 and 9500 BP. The earliest is for [i]Cervalces scotti[/i] (elk-moose) at 16700 ± 250 BP. The only date later than 8420 ± 400 BP for [i]Mammut americanum[/i] (American mastodon) is one of 4290 ± 150 BP for [i]Platygonus compressus[/i] (flat-headed peccary).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Fauna
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2017
RegionThe area the document pertains to
New World
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
New World
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Paleontologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
16,700±250–4290±150 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ohio, United States
NotesAdditional notes
H. Gregory McDonald
Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-39)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleo-Indians