Large mammals in Lower Rampart Cave 1, Alaska
Interspecific utilization of an eastern Beringian cave
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11723915 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert A Sattler (University of Alaska Fairbanks, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 657-688 |
| Publication date | 1997-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-6353 • E-ISSN: 1520-6548 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199709)12:6<657::aid-gea7>3.0.co;2-y |
| OpenAlex | W2060915085 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 37 |
Lower Rampart Cave 1 is a small shelter located in a riverine setting with rolling hills in northeastern Alaska (USA). The fill deposit consists of a cryogenic breccia with calcic Pleistocene and organic Holocene sediments in which there are 12 radiocarbon ages that range between 3500 and 38,000 years. The Pleistocene fauna consists mostly of limb and extremity skeletal elements of extinct herbivores, and the Holocene fauna includes numerous deciduous teeth and ravaged limbs and ribs from a bear skeleton. Carnivores periodically utilized the cave as a homesite during the Pleistocene and Holocene, and humans preyed on a hibernating bear in the later Holocene. The taphonomic history of the large mammalian faunas and a review of Beringian carnivore behavior reveals a model of interspecific utilization of small caves. The artifactual material and associated features indicate that cultural deposits are clearly demonstrated in this small arctic cave. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Archaeology · Biology · Cave · Fauna · Geography · Holocene · Pleistocene · Radiocarbon dating · Taphonomy · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology · Geology · Paleontology
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Accuracy of North American Human Skeleton Ages
Diet and Co-ecology of Pleistocene Short-Faced Bears and Brown Bears in Eastern Beringia
Context and Environment in Taphonomic Analysis
The Evidence for Middle-Wisconsin Peopling of Beringia
Ancient Beringians
Frozen Fauna of the Mammoth Steppe
A guide for differentiating mammalian carnivore taxa responsible for gnaw damage to herbivore limb bones
The Colonization of Beringia and the Peopling of the New World
Evidence of carnivore gnawing on Pleistocene and Recent mammalian bones
Piecing Together the Past
Hunters of the Northern Forest
Current Developments in Bone Technology
Human Adaptation at the Pleistocene—Holocene Boundary (circa 13,000 to 8,000 bp) in Eastern Beringia
Vertebrate Taphonomy
Upper Pleistocene Stratigraphy, Paleoecology, and Archaeology of the Northern Yukon Interior, Eastern Beringia. I. Bonnet Plume Basin
Bone density and differential survivorship of fossil classes
Pleistocene Bone Technology in the Beringian Refugium
Stratigraphic, Sedimentological and Faunal Evidence for the Occurrence of Pre-Sangamonian Artefacts in Northern Yukon
Taphonomy and Archaeology in the Upper Pleistocene of the Northern Yukon Territory
Utilization and Skeletal Disturbances of North American Prey Carcasses
Piecing Together the Past
Late Pleistocene Settlement in the Nenana Valley, Central Alaska
Why Don't We Know When the First People Came to North America
Broken Canines from Alaskan Cave Deposits
Conjoinable Pieces and Site Formation Processes
Context and Chronology of Early Man in the Americas
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |