Folsom : new archaeological investigations of a classic Paleoindian bison kill

1. Verfasser: Meltzer, David J.
Weitere Verfasser: Balakrishnan, Meena
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2006.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: New Mexico (State)
Online Zugang: Table of contents only
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: The Folsom Paleoindian site
  • Folsom and the human antiquity controversy in America
  • Situating the site and setting the ecological stage
  • Archaeological research designs, methods, and results
  • Geology, paleotopography, stratigraphy, and geochronology
  • Late glacial climate and ecology
  • The faunal assemblage and bison bonebed taphonomy
  • Artifacts, technological organization, and mobility
  • Folsom, from prehistory to history
  • Appendix A: Field procedures and protocols
  • Appendix B: The Folsom diary of Carl Schwachheim
  • Appendix C: Historical archaeology of the Folsom site
  • Appendix D: Sediment mineralogy and bone preservation
  • Appendix E: Defining Folsom: theme and variations.