ISBN:
978-0-9852016-9-2 (ISBN der Printausgabe)
ISSN:
0065-9452 (ISSN der Printausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (908 Seiten)
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Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History number 104
Keywords:
Nevada Prä- und protohistorische Kultur
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Materielle Kultur
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Artefakt
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Archäologie
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Prähistorie, NA
Abstract:
The Central Mountains Archaic began with the arrival of foraging populations in the Intermountain West about 6000 years ago. This migration coincided with the "extremely dramatic" winter-wet event of 4350 cal b.c. and the arrival of piñon pine forests in the central Great Basin. Human foragers likely played a significant role in the rapid spread of piñon across the central and northeastern Great Basin. Logistic hunters exploited local bighorn populations, sometimes serviced by hunting camps (the "man caves" such as Gatecliff Shelter, Triple T Shelter, and several others) and they staged communal pronghorn drives at lower elevations. As climate cooled and became more moist, logistic bighorn hunting gradually shifted downslope, then apparently faded away about 1000 cal b.c. Communal pronghorn driving persisted into the historic era in the central Great Basin. [...] (Verlagsangabe)
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