Late quaternary regional geoarchaeology of Southeast Alaska Karst: A progress report
Geoarchaeology - An International Journal
By: E. J. Dixon, T. H. Heaton, T. E. Fifield, Thomas D. Hamilton, D. E. Putnam, and F. Grady
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Abstract
Karst systems, sea caves, and rock shelters within the coastal temperate rain forest of Alaska's Alexander Archipelago preserve important records of regional archaeology, sea level history, glacial and climatic history, and vertebrate paleontology. Two 14C AMS dates on human bone discovered in a remote cave (49-PET-408) on Prince of Wales Island document the oldest reliably dated human in Alaska to ca. 9800 B.P. A series of 14C AMS dates from cave deposits span the past 40,000 years and provide the first evidence of Pleistocene faunas from the northwest coast of North America. Other discoveries include sea caves and marine beach deposits elevated above modern sea level, extensive solution caves, and mammalian remains of species previously undocumented within the region. Records of human activity, including cave art, artifacts, and habitation sites may provide new insights into the early human colonization of the Americas. ??1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Dixon, E.J., Heaton, T.H., Fifield, T.E., Hamilton, T.D., Putnam, D.E., Grady, F., 1997, Late quaternary regional geoarchaeology of Southeast Alaska Karst: A progress report: Geoarchaeology - An International Journal, v. 12, no. 6, p. 689-712, https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199709)12:6<689::AID-GEA8>3.0.CO;2-V.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Late quaternary regional geoarchaeology of Southeast Alaska Karst: A progress report |
| Series title | Geoarchaeology - An International Journal |
| DOI | 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199709)12:6<689::AID-GEA8>3.0.CO;2-V |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Description | 24 p. |
| First page | 689 |
| Last page | 712 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |