essay

Human adaptation at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary (circa 13,000 to 8,000 BP) in eastern Beringia

humans at the end of the ice age : the archaeology of the pleistocene-holocene transitionNew York • Published In 1996 • Pages: 255-276

By: Yesner, David Raymond.

Abstract
This document focuses on the Broken Mammoth site in the Tanana River Valley, Alaska that dates from the Late Pleistocene to the early Holocene. The stratum labeled Cultural Zone 4 dates to the Early Paleo-Indian tradition. The author describes the site, the faunal assemblages and how they change over time, the paleoenvironment as indicated by the faunal data, and some of the tools found. Broken Mammoth is compared to other sites within Alaska and western Yukon from the same general time period.
Subjects
Identification
Climate
Topography and geology
Fauna
Flora
Food preparation
Diet
Land use
Bone, horn, and shell technology
Settlement patterns
General tools
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
no date given
Coverage Date
11,800-9300 BP
Coverage Place
Tanana River Valley, Alaska, United States
Notes
David R. Yesner
Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-276)
LCCN
96008914
LCSH
Paleo-Indians