Pub Date : 2024-04-22DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2024.2325257
John W. Ives
{"title":"A Stemmed Point Assemblage from the Peace River Country of Northwestern Alberta","authors":"John W. Ives","doi":"10.1080/20555563.2024.2325257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2024.2325257","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37319,"journal":{"name":"PaleoAmerica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140673532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-04-17DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2024.2327129
César Méndez, Amalia Nuevo-Delaunay, Omar R. Reyes, C. Belmar, Francisco Mena
{"title":"Early Holocene Archaeological Context and Assemblages of Baño Nuevo 1: A Key Site in Central West Patagonia","authors":"César Méndez, Amalia Nuevo-Delaunay, Omar R. Reyes, C. Belmar, Francisco Mena","doi":"10.1080/20555563.2024.2327129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2024.2327129","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37319,"journal":{"name":"PaleoAmerica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140690393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-15DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2291601
Heather L. Smith, Ashley M. Smallwood
{"title":"Current Research from Center for the Study of the First Americans Scholars","authors":"Heather L. Smith, Ashley M. Smallwood","doi":"10.1080/20555563.2023.2291601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2023.2291601","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37319,"journal":{"name":"PaleoAmerica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139000161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-10DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2285565
Angela M. Younie, Ted Goebel, Evelynn Combs
{"title":"Chindadn Bifaces and the Archaeology of Terminal-Pleistocene Alaska","authors":"Angela M. Younie, Ted Goebel, Evelynn Combs","doi":"10.1080/20555563.2023.2285565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2023.2285565","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37319,"journal":{"name":"PaleoAmerica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138585376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-05DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2287338
Joshua J. Lynch
{"title":"Experimental Investigations of Eastern Beringian Hunting Technologies","authors":"Joshua J. Lynch","doi":"10.1080/20555563.2023.2287338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2023.2287338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37319,"journal":{"name":"PaleoAmerica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138598363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-08DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2270296
Ashley M. Smallwood, Albert C. Goodyear, D. Shane Miller, Joan Plummer, Douglas A. Sain, Derek T. Anderson, Thomas A. Jennings
ABSTRACTTopper is one of the largest buried Clovis sites in North America. The decades of archaeological excavations and analyses of Topper assemblages have informed our understanding of Clovis technology, mobility, settlement, and, more recently, chronology in the American Southeast. In this paper, we use spatial analysis to explore intra-site variation at Topper. We find that distance and elevation from the outcrop influenced the organization of core and biface reduction to some degree, as workshop areas were positioned close to the source. Other areas, closer to domestic spaces, were also provisioned with cores. Analysis of the Alluvial Terrace yielded evidence of spatially segregated campsite activities. The scale of excavation and the extent of the site vicinity – covering 629 m2 and spanning multiple topographic features – offer an unprecedented opportunity to investigate the spatial organization of Clovis life at the quarry.KEYWORDS: ClovisAmerican Southeastquarryspatial analysislithic technology AcknowledgementsWe have great appreciation for the hard-working volunteers who spent many summers with us at Topper: Alison and John Simpson, Darrell Barnes, Bill Covington, Ernest Plummer, DuVal Lawrence, Wes Muckenfuss, Tom and Betsy Pertierra, Bill Lyles, Carol Reed, Jean Guilleux, Judith Scruggs, Leslie Page, Paula Zitzelberger, Steve Williams, Judy Kendall, Leon Perry, Charles Terry, Lynne Nasi, Martha Christy, Neal Konstantin, Tom Cofer, Terry Hynes, Connie White, Erik Shofner, Henry Wilkinson, Rooney Floyd, Lori Smith, Lorene Fisher, Neill Wilkinson, Pat McGinnis, Bob Cole, Cynthia Curry, Elizabeth Allan, Hal Curry, Anita Lehew, Don and April Gordon, and Ann Judd. Thank you for the years of dedication, support, and friendship. We also thank Clariant Corp for their many accommodations from 1996–2013.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsAshley M. SmallwoodAshley M. Smallwood (PhD Texas A&M University 2011) is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Louisville. Her research interests include the Paleoindian and Early Archaic records of the American Southeast, hunter-gatherer adaptations, and stone artifact analysis.Albert C. GoodyearAlbert C. Goodyear, III (PhD Arizona State University 1976) is a Research Affiliate for the South Carolina Institute for Archeology and Anthropology. His research interests include Paleoindian and other early prehistoric time periods, the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, lithic technology, and geoarchaeology with a special focus on soil science applications.D. Shane MillerD. Shane Miller (PhD Arizona 2014) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi State University and archaeologist whose main interests are the Ice Age colonization of the Americas and the origins of agriculture in eastern North America.Joan PlummerJoan Plummer is a volunteer and da
托普是北美最大的克洛维遗址之一。几十年的考古发掘和对托普尔组合的分析,使我们了解了克洛维人的技术、流动性、定居,以及最近在美国东南部的年代学。在本文中,我们使用空间分析来探讨托普尔的站点内变化。研究发现,与露头的距离和海拔在一定程度上影响了岩心的组织和双面还原,因为工厂区位于离震源较近的地方。其他更接近家庭空间的区域也配备了核心。对冲积阶地的分析提供了空间隔离露营活动的证据。挖掘规模和场地附近的范围——占地629平方米,跨越多种地形特征——为研究采石场克洛维斯生活的空间组织提供了前所未有的机会。关键词:克洛维斯美国东南部采石场空间分析石器技术感谢我们在托普度过了许多个夏天的辛勤工作的志愿者们:艾莉森和约翰·辛普森、达雷尔·巴恩斯、比尔·卡温顿、欧内斯特·普卢默、杜瓦尔·劳伦斯、韦斯·Muckenfuss、汤姆和贝琪·佩蒂拉、比尔·莱尔斯、卡罗尔·里德、让·吉列、朱迪·斯克鲁格斯、莱斯利·佩奇、葆拉·齐泽尔伯格、史蒂夫·威廉姆斯、朱迪·肯德尔、利昂·佩里、查尔斯·特里、琳恩·纳西、玛莎·克里斯蒂、尼尔·康斯坦丁、汤姆·科弗、特里·海因斯、康妮·怀特、埃里克·肖夫纳、亨利·威尔金森、鲁尼·弗洛伊德、洛里·史密斯、洛琳·费舍尔、尼尔·威尔金森、帕特·麦金尼斯、鲍勃·科尔、辛西娅·库里、伊丽莎白·艾伦,哈尔·库里,安妮塔·勒休,唐·戈登夫妇,还有安·贾德。感谢您多年来的奉献、支持和友谊。我们也感谢科莱恩公司(Clariant Corp .)在1996年至2013年期间提供的许多便利。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。作者简介:ashley M. Smallwood(2011年德州农工大学博士)是路易斯维尔大学人类学副教授。她的研究兴趣包括美国东南部的古印第安人和早期古代人的记录,狩猎采集者的适应,以及石器制品的分析。Albert C. Goodyear, III(亚利桑那州立大学1976年博士)是南卡罗来纳考古与人类学研究所的研究员。他的研究兴趣包括古印度和其他早期史前时期,更新世-全新世过渡,石器技术和地质考古学,特别关注土壤科学的应用。Shane时候。特哲·米勒德Shane Miller(2014年亚利桑那州博士)是密西西比州立大学人类学和中东文化系的副教授和考古学家,他的主要兴趣是美洲的冰河时期殖民和北美东部农业的起源。琼·普卢默(Joan Plummer)是东南古美洲调查和南卡罗莱纳马丁托普尔站点的志愿者和数据库管理员。道格拉斯·a·塞恩(2015年田纳西大学博士)是泰拉肯的高级考古学家。他的研究兴趣包括史前美洲殖民,石器技术,以及利用空间数据开发模型以更好地理解过去的人类行为。他感兴趣的地区是美国东南部和大西洋中部。德里克·t·安德森(Derek T. Anderson)是一名考古学家,也是密西西比州立大学科布考古研究所的外联协调员。他的研究兴趣集中在北美晚更新世动物和岩石资源的利用。托马斯·a·詹宁斯托马斯·a·詹宁斯(2012年德克萨斯农工大学博士)是路易斯维尔大学人类学副教授和考古与文化遗产中心主任。他的研究兴趣包括北美人类、狩猎采集者、地质考古学、石器技术、第四纪环境、策展和公共考古学。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2272120
Duncan McLaren, Rebecca Wigen, Daryl Fedje, Angela Dyck, Christopher F.G. Hebda, Evan Morien, Mikkel Winther Pedersen, Eske Willerslev, Linda Y. Rutledge, McIntyre A. Barrera, Jim Stafford, David Wall, Bryn Letham
ABSTRACTWe present the results of our investigations in karst caves on northern Vancouver Island. This work focuses on late Pleistocene faunal remains and potential archaeological deposits. Our analyses of faunal remains from these caves reveal that a variety of animals have inhabited the region since the Last Glacial Maximum. Pleistocene taxa recovered include black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus), black bear (Ursus americanus), mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis), wolf/dog (Canis spp.), weasel (Mustela), and frog (Anura). We also report on a previously undescribed diminutive red fox (Vulpes vulpes) which no longer inhabits Vancouver Island. We present the results of sedaDNA analysis of cave sediments which demonstrates promise in supporting the morphological identification of animal remains. The results of this study, combined with previous research, help to constrain the timing of the Last Glacial Maximum and when land became viable to support land mammals on northern Vancouver Island.KEYWORDS: Terminal Pleistocenefaunal communitiesVancouver Islandpaleontologyarchaeology AcknowledgementsMany people helped with various aspects of this project. The authors of this report are grateful to them all. Eric Peterson and Christina Munck of the Tula Foundation and Hakai Institute are thanked for funding this research. The authors also thank Harry Alfred, Spruce Rufus, Leroy Wadhams, Harry Brown, Geza Vamos, Brian Svanvik, Don Svanvik, and Rachel Dalton from the ‘Namgis First Nation; Mark Hunt, Mark Wallas, Tyrone Wallas, Isaac Williams, Sonny Wallas, James Redford, and Charles Sheard, from the Quatsino First Nation; archaeologists Jim Stafford, Alisha Gauvreau, John White, John Maxwell, Daryl Fedje, Quentin Mackie, Angela Dyck, Chris Hebda, Bryn Letham, Callum Abbott, Duncan McLaren, Kennedy Richard, Michael Richards, and Jude Isabella; botanist Richard Hebda; LiDAR specialists Derek Heathfield and the Hakai Geospatial Technology Team, SedaDNA Analysts Mikkel Pedersen, Eske Willerslev, Evan Morien, Chris Hebda, Alisha Gauvreau, and Matt Lemay; ancient mtDNA analysts Dongya Yang, Hua Zhang and the Ancient DNA facility at Simon Fraser University, and Linda Rutledge and Mac Barrera at the Hakai Ancient DNA lab on Quadra Island; radiocarbon analysts John Southon and The W.M. Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Facility; speleologists David Wall and Peter Curtis; karstologists Paul Griffiths and Carol Ramsey; faunal analysts Becky Wigen and Pacific Identifications; and Cathy Rzeplinkski, Jindra Belanger, Ute Muller, Chris Darimont, and April Nowell of the University of Victoria. Eske Willerslev thanks St. John’s College, Cambridge, for providing a stimulating environment of discussion and learning.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 Ages presented in this paper are calendar years ago (before AD 1950). Ranges and medians derived from 14C ages
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Pub Date : 2023-10-02DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2285563
Neil N. Puckett
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the archaeological record of the Walker Lake basin in western Nevada using a series of statistical tests that compare the distribution of artifacts by age and landscape features. I used the patterns observed to test existing models for mobility, landscape use, and behavioral adaptations for the Great Basin and to place the Walker Lake basin in the context of other regional sub-basins. The results of this study show that the Walker Lake basin generally conforms to broad patterns of landscape use and behavioral adaptations observed in the Great Basin. At the same time, the region shows unique patterns relative to other sub-basins, including upland focused Paleoindian groups, evidence of higher overall mobility, and increased sedentism in the latest period, contra the Carson Sink record. The results provide a model for future work by investigating the entire landscape to broadly define human behavioral adaptations.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-02DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2283670
Morgan F. Smith
ABSTRACT Suwannee points are an unfluted lanceolate style found on the Lower Southeastern Coastal Plain of North America. Suwannee points are undated but thought to represent a regional, post-Clovis group that lived during the Younger Dryas, with a hypothesized age range of ∼12,700-11,500 years ago based on contextual data. This paper presents analyses of the Suwannee component from Ryan-Harley, the only known discrete Suwannee assemblage. The site is interpreted as representing “gearing up” ahead of a mobility event. The toolkit and assemblage from Ryan-Harley demonstrate that Suwannee people practiced residential mobility and maintained an adaptable, versatile toolkit. However, some elements of the assemblage, like dependence on local tool stone, are more common in logistically organized groups. This mixture of provisioning strategies indicates that the Suwannee assemblage at Ryan-Harley may exhibit the start of a transition toward logistical organization which began after the end of the Younger Dryas in this region.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-02DOI: 10.1080/20555563.2023.2268999
Heather L. Smith
ABSTRACT Over the past century, researchers have found variation in fluted-point shape and size to be patterned in the Americas. Many of these patterns can be organized by geographical, ecological, and behavioral variables, and have helped formulate our current understanding of some of the earliest cultures to live in the Western Hemisphere. This paper reviews how researchers have assessed patterns in Clovis point morphological variability over the last three decades and discusses types of data used to formulate and test hypotheses concerning how Clovis peoples moved or transmitted cultural information across the landscape, organized, manufactured, and used fluted-point technology, and related to later Paleoindian groups. It concludes by summarizing the contribution studies of Clovis-point form have made to our understanding of Clovis adaptation as part of a greater body evidence that includes genetics, faunal and botanical remains, toolstone characterization, assemblage structure, site formation processes, and paleoenvironmental data.
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