Paleoindian subsistence strategies and late Pleistocene paleoenvironments in the northeastern and southwestern United States: A tooth wear analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1608-1617

  Rivals, Florent ^a,b,c   Semprebon, Gina M ^d  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d Bay Path College   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Mesowear; Microwear; North America; Subsistence strategies; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; RECONSTRUCTION; TOOTH; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES;

BISON; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84857111008     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.039     Document Type: Article

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