"All archaeologists whose work deals even in part with the terminal
Pleistocene-- early Holocene should read this book thoroughly;
there simply is no better treatment of the geoarch-aeological
record of that period. Interested amateurs also will enjoy it." --
Choice "This book will be of use for years to come as the key
source for the early geoarchaeology of the region." -- Jack L.
Hofman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Kansas
The Southern High Plains of northwestern Texas and eastern New
Mexico are rich in Paleoindian archaeological sites, including such
well-known ones as Clovis, Lubbock Lake, Plainview, and Midland.
These sites have been extensively researched over decades, not only
by archaeologists but also by geoscientists, whose studies of soils
and stratigraphy have yielded important information about cultural
chronology and paleoenvironments across the region.
In this book, Vance T. Holliday synthesizes the data from these
earlier studies with his own recent research to offer the most
current and comprehensive overview of the geoarchaeology of the
Southern High Plains during the earliest human occupation. He
delves into twenty sites in depth, integrating new and old data on
site geomorphology, stratigraphy, soils, geochronology, and
paleoenvironments. He also compares the Southern High Plains sites
with other sites across the Great Plains, for a broader
chronological and paleoenvironmental perspective.
With over ninety photographs, maps, cross sections, diagrams,
and artifact drawings, this book will be essential reading for
geoarchaeologists, archaeologists, and Quaternary geoscientists, as
well as avocational archaeologists who takepart in Paleoindian site
study throughout the American West.
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