03438nam 2200757 a 450 991045924290332120200520144314.00-8173-8241-0(CKB)2670000000030188(EBL)547655(OCoLC)728678524(SSID)ssj0000458553(PQKBManifestationID)11326724(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458553(PQKBWorkID)10438877(PQKB)10823239(MiAaPQ)EBC547655(OCoLC)705799111(MdBmJHUP)muse8932(Au-PeEL)EBL547655(CaPaEBR)ebr10408263(EXLCZ)99267000000003018820081118d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHolocene hunter-gatherers of the lower Ohio River Valley[electronic resource] /Richard W. JefferiesTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20091 online resource (362 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-1658-2 0-8173-5541-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-335) and index.Physical landscape -- Hunter-gatherer archaeological research in the lower Ohio Valley -- Peopling the valley : the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene transition -- Early Holocene foragers -- The Middle Holocene : settling into the valley -- The Late Holocene : filling the landscape -- Hunter-gatherer landscapes in space and time.By the Early Holocene (10,000 to 8,000 B.P.), small wandering bands of Archaic hunter-gatherers began to annually follow the same hunting trails, basing their temporary camps on seasonal conditions and the presence of food. The Pleistocene glaciers had receded by this time, making food more plentiful in some areas and living conditions less hazardous. Although these Archaic peoples have long been known from their primary activities as hunters and gatherers of wild food resources, recent evidence has been found that indicates they also began rudimentary cultivation sometime during thePaleo-IndiansOhio River ValleyHunting and gathering societiesOhio River ValleyExcavations (Archaeology)Ohio River ValleyLand settlementOhio River ValleyHistoryLandscapesSocial aspectsOhio River ValleyHistoryPaleo-IndiansAgricultureOhio River ValleyPaleoecologyOhio River ValleyHuman ecologyOhio River ValleyHistorySocial archaeologyOhio River ValleyOhio River ValleyAntiquitiesElectronic books.Paleo-IndiansHunting and gathering societiesExcavations (Archaeology)Land settlementHistory.LandscapesSocial aspectsHistory.Paleo-IndiansAgriculturePaleoecologyHuman ecologyHistory.Social archaeology977.1/01Jefferies Richard W1040555MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459242903321Holocene hunter-gatherers of the lower Ohio River Valley2463520UNINA