An Archaeological Test of the Effects of the White River Ash Eruptions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2431073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P O Mullen, Patrick Mullen (National Park Service, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-44 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arctic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-6939 • E-ISSN: 1933-8139 |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/arc.2012.0013 |
| OpenAlex | W2096100309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 24 |
The hypothesis that Athapaskan speakers in Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory were displaced by volcanic eruptions at 1147 and 1830 cal B.P. is tested using radiocarbon dates as a proxy for population. Published data concerning the extent of the ash lobes were digitized in GIS to select dates recovered from anthropogenic contexts from within the affected areas and from regions thought to have absorbed the immigrant populations. Changes in the frequency of calibrated, taphonomic-bias-corrected radiocarbon dates from the areas of the White River Ash (WRA) eruptions suggest that both eruptions precipitated migration events. Results are tentative due to limited sample sizes, but demonstrate the potential to use radiocarbon dates to track regional abandonment and migrations caused by catastrophic events
Archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · Physical geography · Population · Proxy (statistics · Radiocarbon dating · Taphonomy · Volcanic ash · Volcano · White (mutation · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |