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First Peoples in a New World : Colonizing Ice Age America / / David J. Meltzer
| First Peoples in a New World : Colonizing Ice Age America / / David J. Meltzer |
| Autore | Meltzer David J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (481 p.) |
| Disciplina | 970.01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Glacial epoch - North America
Glacial epoch --North America North America - Antiquities North America --Antiquities Paleo-Indians - North America Paleo-Indians --North America Ethnic & Race Studies Gender & Ethnic Studies Social Sciences |
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american archeology
anthropology appearance of human being archaeology climates colonization colonized controversy earliest americans early peopling environments first americans genetics geology glaciers global climates humans ice age north america ice age linguistics new world north america north american history physical anthropology prehistory remote places retrospective science skeletal biology |
| ISBN |
1-282-36087-6
9786612360879 0-520-94315-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. OVERTURE -- 2. THE LANDSCAPE OF COLONIZATION -- 3. FROM PALEOLITHS TO PALEOINDIANS -- 4. THE PRE-CLOVIS CONTROVERSY AND ITS RESOLUTION -- 5. NON-ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANSWERS TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS -- 6. American Origins: The Search for Consensus -- 7. What Do You Do When No One's Been There Before? -- 8. CLOVIS ADAPTATIONS AND PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTIONS -- 9. Settling In: Late Paleoindians and the Waning Ice Age -- 10. WHEN PAST AND PRESENT COLLIDE -- FURTHER READING -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Altri titoli varianti | Colonizing ice age America |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778566603321 |
Meltzer David J.
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2009] | ||
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Folsom [[electronic resource] ] : archaeological investigations at the Paleoindian type site / / David J. Meltzer ; with contributions by Meena Balakrishnan ... [et al.]
| Folsom [[electronic resource] ] : archaeological investigations at the Paleoindian type site / / David J. Meltzer ; with contributions by Meena Balakrishnan ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Meltzer David J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina | 978.9/2201 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BalakrishnanMeena |
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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 |
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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 |
| ISBN |
1-282-35894-4
9786612358944 0-520-93244-7 1-60129-026-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783671003321 |
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Meltzer David J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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Frozen Earth : The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages / / Doug Macdougall
| Frozen Earth : The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages / / Doug Macdougall |
| Autore | Macdougall J. D. <1944-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.792 |
| Soggetto topico |
Glacial epoch
Global environmental change Paleoclimatology |
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biographical chapters
biology cataclysmic floods climate and disaster climate change climate climatology earth sciences ecology engaging environment environmental changes geography geology glacial interval glaciation history human evolution human migration ice age marine and oceanic nasa natural history natural sciences nature oceanography paleontology phenomenon planetary science pleistocene ice age pleistocene popular science prehistory science and math science snowball earth weather |
| ISBN | 0-520-95494-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE TO THE 2013 EDITION -- CHAPTER ONE. Ice, Ice Ages, and Our Planet's Climate History -- CHAPTER TWO. Fire, Water, and God -- CHAPTER THREE. Glaciers and Fossil Fish -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Evidence -- CHAPTER FIVE. Searching for the Cause of Ice Ages -- CHAPTER SIX. Defrosting Earth -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Ice Age Cycles -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Our Planet's Icy Past -- CHAPTER NINE. Coring for the Details -- CHAPTER TEN. Ice Ages, Climate, and Evolution -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Last Millennium -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Ice Ages and the Future -- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786048203321 |
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Macdougall J. D. <1944->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
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