Late Pleistocene butchered Bison antiquus from Ayer Pond, Orcas Island, Pacific Northwest: Age confirmation and taphonomy

Quaternary International

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-141

  Kenady, Stephen M ^a   Wilson, Michael C ^b   Schalk, Randall F ^c   Mierendorf, Robert R ^d  

^a Cultural Resource Management   (United States)

^b DOUGLAS COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c Cascadia Archaeology   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BONE; HERBIVORE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PLEISTOCENE; PREDATOR; RADIOCARBON DATING; SCAVENGER; TAPHONOMY;

ORCAS ISLAND; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SAN JUAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BISON; BISON ANTIQUUS;

EID: 79951577878     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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