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Abstract
ABSTRACT Since 2009, systematic interdisciplinary investigations on the Alpena-Amberley Ridge in Lake Huron have documented hunting features, stone tools and debitage, and unique paleoenvironmental data reported in numerous peer-reviewed publications. Andrew A. White presents a contrarian critique of this work that attempts to dismiss each find and hypothesis that has been generated by the research. White’s assertions rely on a cherry-picked reading of the literature, outdated typological analogies and paleoenvironmental models, and are rife with contradictions. Yet White is unable to present a convincing or coherent counter-scenario to account for the Lake Huron data. This critique aptly illustrates that there is still much research to be done in the Great Lakes.
自2009年以来，对休伦湖Alpena-Amberley山脊进行了系统的跨学科调查，记录了狩猎特征、石器工具和碎屑，以及许多同行评审出版物中报道的独特的古环境数据。安德鲁·a·怀特(Andrew a . White)对这项工作提出了一种相反的批评，试图驳斥这项研究产生的每一个发现和假设。怀特的断言依赖于对文献的精心挑选，过时的类型学类比和古环境模型，并且充满了矛盾。然而，怀特无法提出一个令人信服或连贯的反方案来解释休伦湖的数据。这一批评恰如其分地说明，在五大湖地区仍有许多研究有待完成。
PaleoAmericaEarth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
CiteScore
3.70
自引率
0.00%
发文量
15
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PaleoAmerica disseminates new research results and ideas about early human dispersal and migrations, with a particular focus on the Americas. It fosters an interdisciplinary dialog between archaeologists, geneticists and other scientists investigating the dispersal of modern humans during the late Pleistocene. The journal has three goals: First and foremost, the journal is a vehicle for the presentation of new research results. Second, it includes editorials on special topics written by leaders in the field. Third, the journal solicits essays covering current debates in the field, the state of research in relevant disciplines, and summaries of new research findings in a particular region, for example Beringia, the Eastern Seaboard or the Southern Cone of South America. Although the journal’s focus is the peopling of the Americas, editorials and research essays also highlight the investigation of early human colonization of empty lands in other areas of the world. As techniques are developing so rapidly, work in other regions can be very relevant to the Americas, so the journal will publish research relating to other regions which has relevance to research on the Americas.
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