ISBN:
9781603447782
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (340 pages)
Series Statement:
Texas a&M University Anthropology v.17
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Paleoecology Congresses Pleistocene
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Paleoecology Congresses
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Paleo-Indians Congresses
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Pleistocene-Holocene boundary Congresses
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Human ecology Congresses
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Paleoecology Congresses Holocene
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Hunting and gathering societies Congresses
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Indians of North America Congresses Antiquities
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Antiquities, Prehistoric Congresses
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Human beings Congresses Climatic factors
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Antiquities, Prehistoric -- North America -- Congresses
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Human beings -- Climatic factors -- North America -- Congresses
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Human ecology -- North America -- Congresses
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Hunting and gathering societies -- North America -- Congresses
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Congresses
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Paleoecology -- Holocene -- Congresses
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Paleoecology -- Pleistocene -- Congresses
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Antiquities, Prehistoric ; North America ; Congresses
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Human beings ; Climatic factors ; North America ; Congresses
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Human ecology ; North America ; Congresses
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Hunting and gathering societies ; North America ; Congresses
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Indians of North America ; Antiquities ; Congresses
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Paleoecology ; Holocene ; Congresses
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Paleoecology ; Pleistocene ; Congresses
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Electronic books
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North America Congresses Antiquities
Abstract:
The end of the Pleistocene era brought dramatic environmental changes to small bands of humans living in North America: changes that affected subsistence, mobility, demography, technology, and social relations. The transition they made from Paleoindian (Pleistocene) to Archaic (Early Holocene) societies represents the first major cultural shift that took place solely in the Americas. This event-which manifested in ways and at times much more varied than often supposed-set the stage for the unique developments of behavioral complexity that distinguish later Native American prehistoric societies. Using localized studies and broad regional syntheses, the contributors to this volume demonstrate the diversity of adaptations to the dynamic and changing environmental and cultural landscapes that occurred between the Pleistocene and early portion of the Holocene. The authors' research areas range from Northern Mexico to Alaska and across the continent to the American Northeast, synthesizing the copious available evidence from well-known and recent excavations.With its methodologically and geographically diverse approach, From the Pleistocene to the Holocene: Human Organization and Cultural Transformations in Prehistoric North America provides an overview of the present state of knowledge regarding this crucial transformative period in Native North America. It offers a large-scale synthesis of human adaptation, reflects the range of ideas and concepts in current archaeological theoretical approaches, and acts as a springboard for future explanations and models of prehistoric change..
Abstract:
Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Chronology, Environmental Setting, and Views of the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene Cultural Transitions in North America -- 2. Environmental Change and Archaeological Transitions in Early Post-Glacial Alaska -- 3. The Paleoindian indian to Archaic Transition in the Pacific Northwest: In Situ Development or Ethnic Replacement? -- 4. The Paleo-Archaic Transition in Western California -- 5. The Emergence of the Desert Archaic in the Great Basin -- 6. Paleoindian indian and Archaic Traditions in Sonora, Mexico -- 7. The Paleoindian indian to Archaic Transition: The Northwestern Plains and Central Rocky Mountains -- 8. Late Paleoindian and Early Archaic Foragers in the Northern Southwest -- 9. The Protoarchaic in Central Texas and Surrounding Areas -- 10. The Ozark Highland Paleoarchaic, archaic -- 11. The Transition from Paleoindian indian to Archaic in the Middle Tennessee Valley -- 12. Shades of Gray Redux: The Paleoindian/Early indian/Early Archaic "Transition" in the Northeast -- Contributors -- Index.
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