New evidence for a possible paleolithic occupation of the eastern North American continental shelf at the last glacial maximum

Prehistoric Archaeology on the Continental Shelf: A Global Review

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 73-93

  Stanford, Dennis ^a   Lowery, Darrin ^b   Jodry, Margaret ^a   Bradley, Bruce A ^c   Kay, Marvin ^d   Stafford, Thomas W ^e   Speakman, Robert J ^f  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e Stafford Research Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Continental shelf; Last Glacial Maximum; Outer continental shelf; Paleolithic; Prehistoric archaeology; Underwater archaeology; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902204540     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9635-9     Document Type: Chapter

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