Mary M Prasciunas
Biographic Data
| ID | 130121 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary M Prasciunas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary M |
| FAMILY NAME | Prasciunas |
| SIGNATURE | PRASCIUNAS M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Terminal Pleistocene Paleoindian Ecology and Demography
Mammoth Potential
Evidence for Younger Dryas global climate oscillation and human response in the American Southwest
Mapping Clovis
The distribution of Clovis projectile points across North America demonstrates distinct spatial patterning that has the potential to inform on many aspects of the colonization process. However, before accurate inferences regarding prehistoric behavior can be drawn from projectile point distributional databases, it is necessary to account for biases potentially affecting point visibility. Using county-level data for a sample of states from the wes…
Bifacial Cores and Flake Production Efficiency
Many researchers assume that the greater flake tool production efficiency of bifacial versus amorphous cores helps explain the prevalence of bifacial core technology among mobile populations. This paper describes experiments that test whether bifacial cores are more efficient carriers of flake cutting edge than amorphous cores. The first experiment established a size threshold of flake cutting efficiency. The second experiment reduced ten bifacia…
The Dendrochronology of Palluche Canyon, Dinétah
The ancestral Navajo homeland of Dinétah in northwestern New Mexico contains hundreds, if not thousands, of Navajo archaeological sites that date from the A.D. 1500S through the late 1700s. A subset of these sites, known as pueblitos, are masonry structures located in defensible positions on boulder tops, mesa rims, and other topographically isolated settings. This paper presents dendrochronological data from the newly discovered site of Twine Ho…
Bifacial Cores and Flake Production Efficiency
Many researchers assume that the greater flake tool production efficiency of bifacial versus amorphous cores helps explain the prevalence of bifacial core technology among mobile populations. This paper describes experiments that test whether bifacial cores are more efficient carriers of flake cutting edge than amorphous cores. The first experiment established a size threshold of flake cutting efficiency. The second experiment reduced ten bifacia…
Evidence for Younger Dryas global climate oscillation and human response in the American Southwest
Mapping Clovis
The distribution of Clovis projectile points across North America demonstrates distinct spatial patterning that has the potential to inform on many aspects of the colonization process. However, before accurate inferences regarding prehistoric behavior can be drawn from projectile point distributional databases, it is necessary to account for biases potentially affecting point visibility. Using county-level data for a sample of states from the wes…
The Dendrochronology of Palluche Canyon, Dinétah
The ancestral Navajo homeland of Dinétah in northwestern New Mexico contains hundreds, if not thousands, of Navajo archaeological sites that date from the A.D. 1500S through the late 1700s. A subset of these sites, known as pueblitos, are masonry structures located in defensible positions on boulder tops, mesa rims, and other topographically isolated settings. This paper presents dendrochronological data from the newly discovered site of Twine Ho…
The Dendrochronology of Palluche Canyon, Dinétah
The ancestral Navajo homeland of Dinétah in northwestern New Mexico contains hundreds, if not thousands, of Navajo archaeological sites that date from the A.D. 1500S through the late 1700s. A subset of these sites, known as pueblitos, are masonry structures located in defensible positions on boulder tops, mesa rims, and other topographically isolated settings. This paper presents dendrochronological data from the newly discovered site of Twine Ho…
Bifacial Cores and Flake Production Efficiency
Many researchers assume that the greater flake tool production efficiency of bifacial versus amorphous cores helps explain the prevalence of bifacial core technology among mobile populations. This paper describes experiments that test whether bifacial cores are more efficient carriers of flake cutting edge than amorphous cores. The first experiment established a size threshold of flake cutting efficiency. The second experiment reduced ten bifacia…
Evidence for Younger Dryas global climate oscillation and human response in the American Southwest
Mapping Clovis
The distribution of Clovis projectile points across North America demonstrates distinct spatial patterning that has the potential to inform on many aspects of the colonization process. However, before accurate inferences regarding prehistoric behavior can be drawn from projectile point distributional databases, it is necessary to account for biases potentially affecting point visibility. Using county-level data for a sample of states from the wes…
Terminal Pleistocene Paleoindian Ecology and Demography
Mammoth Potential
Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works) · Geology (4 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Physical geography (2 works) · Pleistocene (2 works)