essay

Season of death of the Hiscock mastodonts

late pleistocene and early holocene paleoecology and archaeology of the eastern great lakes region: proceedings of the smith symposium, held at the buffalo museum of science, october 24-25, 1986 • 33 • Published In 1988 • Pages: 115-125

By: Fisher, Daniel C..

Abstract
The author examined samples from the tusks of the proboscideans at the Hiscock site to determine the season of death, suggesting that those that died at the end of winter largely died of natural causes, and that those that died in the fall mostly had been taken by human hunters.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Organization and analysis of results of research
Fauna
Hunting and trapping
tradition
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
New World
Sub Region
New World
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Paleontologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
13,000-10,000 BP
Coverage Place
Hiscock Site, Byron, New York, United States
Notes
Daniel C. Fisher
Meeting name: Smith Symposium (1986 : Buffalo Museum of Science)//Symposium sponsored by the George G. and Elizabeth G. Smith Foundation
Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125)
LCCN
88006094
LCSH
Paleo-Indians