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Clovis-Folsom geochronology and climatic change
from kostenki to clovis: upper paleolothic-paleo-indian adaptations • New York • Published In 1993 • Pages: 219-236
By: Haynes, C. Vance (Caleb Vance).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides a list of the well-dated Clovis and Folsom sites in North America, most of which are located in the western United States, along with generalized geological and cultural cross sections for five sites on the High Plains. The author explores the timing of the arrival of humans, Clovis verses Folsom points, climate change, and Pleistocene faunal extinctions.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Fauna
- Environmental quality
- Weapons
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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
- 11,900-10,000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- North America
- NotesAdditional notes
- C. Vance Haynes, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-236)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92036558
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Paleo-Indians