Rapid postglacial shoreline changes in the western Gulf of Maine and the Paleo-Indian environment
American Antiquity
By: Robert N. Oldale
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Abstract
Rapid shoreline regression and transgression along the western Gulf of Maine between 13,000 and 9000 years B.P. are inferred to have produced a nearshore marine environment low in biologic productivity. Paleo-Indians living near the coast of the Gulf were probably forced to rely on nonmarine resources landward of the late-glacial marine limit. Thus, Paleo-Indian sites of the time period in question may be restricted in the region between the marine limit and the postglacial low sea-level stand, or may be altogether absent.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Rapid postglacial shoreline changes in the western Gulf of Maine and the Paleo-Indian environment |
| Series title | American Antiquity |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Society for American Archaeology |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 145 |
| Last page | 150 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Maine |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |