essay
The Pleistocene-Holocene transition along the Pacific Coast of North America
humans at the end of the ice age : the archaeology of the pleistocene-holocene transition • New York • Published In 1996 • Pages: 277-301
By: Erlandson, Jon, Moss, Madonna.
Abstract
The authors write about the transition from the Pleistocene to the early Holocene (ca 11,500-8000 BP) along the Pacific Coast, mainly from the Gulf of Alaska to San Diego, California. They discuss the paleoenvironment (especially sea levels), and a few sites from a database of over fifty. The intensity of the field work has been variable, so there is need for caution in interpreting the regional patterns. Also, there have been only a handful of isolated Clovis-like points found in California, Oregon, and Washington.
- 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
- 11,500-8000 BP
- Coverage Place
- Pacific Coast of Canada and United States
- Notes
- Jon M. Erlandson and Madonna L. Moss
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-301)
- LCCN
- 96008914
- LCSH
- Paleo-Indians