Terminal Pleistocene Depositional Patterns and Their Relationship to the Paleoindian Occupation of Drainage Basins in the Middle Atlantic Region, USA
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21214993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph A M Gingerich (Ohio University, corresponding author), Daniel Wagner (0000-0002-0456-4343, Smithsonian Institution), Daniel P Wagner (Smithsonian Institution) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 383-394 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PaleoAmerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2055-5563 • E-ISSN: 2055-5571 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/20555563.2017.1380441 |
| OpenAlex | W2761401488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
The impact of the Younger Dryas (12,850–11,700 cal yr BP) on Paleoindian populations has been widely debated in the literature. In the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, fluctuations in alluvial and eolian deposition suggest abrupt environmental changes before and after Clovis (13,100–12,800 cal yr BP). In this case study, we examine changes in fluted point frequencies and sediment deposition. Our results show a decline in Clovis points compared to post-Clovis fluted forms. These data are comparable to other studies that suggest a reduction in human populations or population reorganization following Younger Dryas onset. By examining changes in depositional patterns and fluted point frequencies we see no evidence that landscape stability influenced the use of select drainage basins by Paleoindians. Judged by a general decrease in fluted points the most parsimonious interpretation is that climatic change affected human populations in the Middle Atlantic region
Aeolian processes · Alluvium · Climate change · Holocene · Pleistocene · Population · Sediment · Sedimentary depositional environment · Structural basin · Younger Dryas · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
Regional variation in the terminal Pleistocene and early Holocene radiocarbon record of eastern North America
Rapid response of forested vegetation to multiple climatic oscillations during the last deglaciation in the northeastern United States
Paleoindian demography and the extraterrestrial impact hypothesis
Pedoarchaeology of Cactus Hill, a sandy Paleoindian site in southeastern Virginia, U.S.A
Paleoindians and the Younger Dryas in the New England-Maritimes Region
Multiple lines of evidence for possible Human population decline/settlement reorganization during the early Younger Dryas
The Younger Dryas and Late Pleistocene peoples of the Great Lakes region
Climate, environment, and humans in North America’s Great Basin during the Younger Dryas, 12,900–11,600 calendar years ago
Clovis Coastal Zone Width Variation
A deeply stratified archaeological and sedimentary sequence in the Delaware river valley of the middle Atlantic region, United States
Testing for Evidence of Paleoindian Responses to Environmental Changes During the Younger Dryas Chronozone in Georgia
A Model for Paleoamerican Coastal Zone Preference for the Atlantic Slope of Eastern North America Since the Last Glacial Maximum
Pleistocene Human Settlement in the Southeastern United States
Early Human Settlement of Northeastern North America
Geographic Variation in Fluted Projectile Points
Modeling Clovis Landscape Use and Recovery Bias in the Southeastern United States Using the Paleoindian Database of the Americas (Pidba)
Would North American Paleoindians have Noticed Younger Dryas Age Climate Changes
Fluted point manufacture in eastern North America
Mapping Clovis
Paleoindian Colonization of the Americas
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |