essay

The world at the end of the last Ice Age

humans at the end of the ice age : the archaeology of the pleistocene-holocene transitionNew York • Published In 1996 • Pages: 3-9

By: Straus, Lawrence Guy.

Abstract
This introductory chapter of an edited volume sets the tone, asking how humans responded to the environmental transitions of 13,000–8000 years ago. It provides a global perspective on the issues under consideration, framing the regional syntheses in other chapters.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
Climate
Fauna
tradition
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
New World
Sub Region
New World
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
13,000-8000 BP
Coverage Place
not specified
Notes
Lawrence Guy Straus
Includes bibliographical references (p. 8-9)
LCCN
96008914
LCSH
Paleo-Indians