essay

Surprises, recurring themes, and new questions in the study of the Late Glacial and Early Postglacial

humans at the end of the ice age : the archaeology of the pleistocene-holocene transition • New York • Published In 1996 • Pages: 357-363

By: Jochim, Michael A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This summary chapter of an edited volume presents research questions that may further investigation of human adaptation and culture change by studying the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. There is concern that the emphasis on regional variation evident within the volume chapters only makes it harder to formulate cross-cultural comparisons and generalizations.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Comparative evidence

Sociocultural trends

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.

Archaeologist

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

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

not applicable

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

13,000-8000 BP

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

not specified

NotesAdditional notes

Michael A. Jochim

Includes bibliographical references (p. )

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

96008914

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Paleo-Indians