Coastal paleogeography of the California-Oregon-Washington and Bering Sea continental shelves during the latest Pleistocene and Holocene: Implications for the archaeological record

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-23

  Clark, Jorie ^a   Mitrovica, Jerry X ^b   Alder, Jay ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beringia; Coastal migration; Deglacial; Paleogeography; Sea level

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET; DEGLACIATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE;

BERING SEA; CALIFORNIA; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84907170453     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.07.030     Document Type: Article

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