This book presents the multidisciplinary results of an extensive
underwater excavation in north Florida which yields the most
complete results of interactions between early Paleoindians and
late Pleistocene megafauna, especially Mammut americanum (American
Mastodon), in a rich environmental context in eastern North
America. It provides fundamental insights into two urgent issues:
"The Peopling of the Americas"; and "The Extinction of the
Megafauna."
The authors describe and illustrate their unique methods of
precise underwater excavations. They show how these techniques
allowed them to collect a diversity of zoological, botanical and
cultural material with outstanding organic preservation.
This wealth of prehistoric evidence was recovered during twenty
years of delving into an ancient sinkhole in the bottom of the
Aucilla River. The nearly continuous sequence of fine-grained
sediments, with an abundance of carbon dates, place the climatic
and environmental history of this area in a global context of late
glacial climatic cycles. The deepest strata produce clear evidence
that the first Floridians lived and hunted here some 14,000 years
ago, indicating that this southeastern culture preceded classic
Clovis culture in western North America.
Clever studies of stable isotopes tell that the Mastodons
migrated north out of Florida into glacial terrain during the
winter and spring and their digesta, which also contain steroids
and epithelial cells, display a rich summer diet.
The last section of the book provides a wealth of new evidence
from the early Holocene about the flora and climate and how early
Archaic people subsisted after the megafauna became extinct.
An excellentcolor photo section expresses the unique setting and
adventure of this project, extensively supported by National
Geographic Society.
"A monument of interdisciplinary scientific analysis and
reporting, and absolutely essential reading for anyone interested
in the early human settlement of the Americas." David G. Anderson,
Department of Anthropology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
TN, USA.
"An excellent array of interdisciplinary studies conducted at an
important site offering new and exciting clues on the origins of
the First Americans" Dr. Stanford, Department of Archeology,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Topics in Geobiology, 26 |
| Release date: |
October 2006 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Editors: |
S.David Webb
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 51mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
588 |
| Edition: |
2006 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-4325-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
Palaeontology >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4020-4325-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781402043253 |
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