Folsom [[electronic resource] ] : archaeological investigations at the Paleoindian type site / / David J. Meltzer ; with contributions by Meena Balakrishnan ... [et al.]

• Autore: Meltzer David J
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: 978.9/2201
• Soggetto topico: Folsom culture - New Mexico - Colfax County; Folsom points - New Mexico - Colfax County; Excavations (Archaeology) - New Mexico - Colfax County; Animal remains (Archaeology) - New Mexico - Colfax County
• Soggetto geografico: Folsom Site (N.M.); Colfax County (N.M.) Antiquities
• Soggetto non controllato: american archaeology; antiquity; archaeology; artifacts; bedrock; bison; bonebed; carcasses; environment; fieldwork; folsom; geochronology; geology; history; hunters; hunting; ice age; land use; late glacial period; museum; new mexico; new world; paleoecology; paleoindian hunters; paleoindian; paleontology; paleotopography; prehistoric; prehistory; science; social science; spear points; village
• Altri autori: BalakrishnanMeena
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors list -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: The Folsom Paleoindian Site -- 2. Folsom and the Human Antiquity Controversy in America -- 3. Situating the Site and Setting the Ecological Stage -- 4. Archaeological Research Designs, Methods, and Results -- 5. Geology, Paleotopography, Stratigraphy, and Geochronology -- 6. Late Glacial Climate and Ecology -- 7. The Faunal Assemblage and Bison Bonebed Taphonomy -- 8. Artifacts, Technological Organization, and Mobility -- 9. Folsom: From Prehistory to History -- Appendix A: Field Procedures And Protocols -- Appendix B: The Folsom Diary Of Carl Schwachheim -- Appendix C: Historical Archaeology Of The Folsom Site -- Appendix D: Sediment Mineralogy And Bone Preservation -- Appendix E: Defining Folsom: Theme And Variations -- References Cited -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the late 1920's outside a sleepy remote New Mexico village, prehistory was made. Spear points, found embedded between the ribs of an extinct Ice Age bison at the site of Folsom, finally resolved decades of bitter scientific controversy over whether the first Americans had arrived in the New World in Ice Age times. Although Folsom is justly famous in the history of archaeology for resolving that dispute, for decades little was known of the site except that it was very old. This book for the first time tells the full story of Folsom. David J. Meltzer deftly combines the results of extensive new excavations and laboratory analyses from the late 1990's, with the results of a complete examination and analysis of all the original artifacts and bison remains recovered in the 1920's - now scattered in museums and small towns across the country. Using the latest in archaeological method and technique, and bringing in data from geology and paleoecology, this interdisciplinary study provides a comprehensive look at the adaptations and environments of the late Ice Age Paleoindian hunters who killed a large herd of bison at this spot, as well as a measure of Folsom's pivotal role in American archaeology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Folsom
• ISBN: 1-282-35894-4; 9786612358944; 0-520-93244-7; 1-60129-026-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783671003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II