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The enigmatic origins of Paleoindians

new perspectives on the first americans • College Station • Published In 2004 • Pages: 143-146

By: Haeussler, Alice M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author compares dental morphology trait frequencies from Eurasian Russian, Ukrainian, and Paleo-Indian human remains in this exploration of the biological relationships between the peoples from Russian archaeological complexes and the possible progenitors of Clovis.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Anthropometry
Historical reconstruction
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
33,000-8000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Russia
NotesAdditional notes
Alice M. Haeussler
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleo-Indians