essay

Mastodons, mammoths, and humans in the North American mid-continent

new perspectives on the first americans • College Station • Published In 2004 • Pages: 81-86

By: Fisher, Daniel C..

Abstract
The author discusses proboscidean hunting, meat caching, seasonality, and environmental quality as reconstructed from life histories recorded in tusks, and how such factors may have contributed to proboscidean extinction.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Fauna
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
Annual cycle
Hunting and trapping
Preservation and storage of food
Diet
Land use
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
not applicable
Coverage Date
14,000-11,000 BP
Coverage Place
Great Lakes region, Canada and United States
Notes
Daniel C. Fisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86)
LCSH
Paleo-Indians