Overview

Eastern North America has one of the largest inventories of Paleoindian sites anywhere in the Americas. Despite this rich record of early human settlement during the late Pleistocene, there are few widely published reports or summaries of Paleoindian research in the region. The contributors to this volume present more than four decades of Early Paleoindian research in eastern North America, including previously unpublished site reports and updates on recent research. Their work helps create a more cohesive picture of the early human occupation of North America. This data-rich volume provides specific information on artifacts and basic site descriptions which will allow for more thorough comparisons of eastern fluted point sites. Divided into four sections— chronology and environment, reinvestigations of classic sites, new sites and perspectives, and synthesis and conclusions— the volume will encourage further consideration of the sites included and their role in shaping our understanding of huntergatherer lifeways during the late Pleistocene. In the Eastern Fluted Point Tradition is a must read for scholars of Paleoindian archaeology and those generally interested in the prehistory of North America.

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Author:   Joseph A. M. Gingerich
Publisher:   University of Utah Press,U.S.
Imprint:   University of Utah Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.152kg
ISBN:  

9781607811701

ISBN 10:   1607811707
Pages:   444
Publication Date:   30 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Preface Introduction - Joseph A. M. Gingerich Part I. Paleoindian Chronology and Paleoenvironmental Considerations 1. Paleoindian Chronology and the Eastern Fluted Point Tradition - D. Shane Miller and Joseph A. M. Gingerich 2. Paleoindian Environment and Subsistence Paradigm Case from New England to Virginia and Ohio. - Lucinda J. McWeeney 3. Reconstructing the Pleistocene Environment of the Greater Southeast - Jessi J. Halligan Part II. Reinvestigations of Classic Sites 4. A Report on the 2008 Field Investigations at the Shoop Site (36da20) - Kurt W. Carr, J. M. Adovasio, and Frank J. Vento 5. Spatial Organization at Bull Brook - Brian S. Robinson and Jennifer C. Ort 6. Fifty Years of Discovery at Plenge: Rethinking the Importance of New JerseyÍs Largest Paleoindian Site - Joseph A. M. Gingerich 7. The Wells Creek Site: Results of a Reanalysis - Jesse Tune 8. The Flint Run Complex: A Quarry Related Paleoindian Complex in the Great Valley of Northern Virginia - Kurt Carr, R. Michael Stewart, Dennis Stanford, and Michael Frank 9. Revisiting Shawnee-Minisink - Joseph A. M. Gingerich Part III. New Sites and Perspectives 10. Paleoindian Toolstone Provisioning and Settlement Organization at the Higgins Site, 18AN489 - John C. Blong 11. Topper Site, South Carolina: An Overview of the Clovis Lithic Assemblage from the Topper Hillside - Ashley Smallwood, D. Shane Miller, and Doug Sain 12. TennesseeÍs Paleoindian Record: The Cumberland and Lower Tennessee River Watersheds - John R. Broster, Mark Norton, D. Shane Miller, Jesse W. Tune, Jon D. Baker 13. Endscrapers, Use-wear and Early Paleoindians in Eastern North America - Thomas Loebel Part IV. Observations on the Early Paleoindian Settlement of Eastern North America 14. The Search for Pre-Clovis in Eastern North America: A Critical Evaluation of the Evidence - Stuart Fiedel 15. The Weight and Meaning of Eastern Paleoindian Research - Gary Haynes 16. Paleoindian Archaeology in Eastern North America: Current Approaches and Future Directions - David G. Anderson List of Contributors Index  

Reviews

This book significantly advances our understanding of human populations in the eastern North America during the late Pleistocene. Collectively, the site studies and synthetic chapters provide new insights on eastern Paleoindian adaptations to the changing environments these people encountered at the end of Ice Age. Such research offers a timely human perspective from the past as we contemplate abrupt climate change today. --Jonathan Lothrop, Curator of Archaeology, New York State Museum

This book significantly advances our understanding of human populations in the eastern North America during the late Pleistocene. Collectively, the site studies and synthetic chapters provide new insights on eastern Paleoindian adaptations to the changing environments these people encountered at the end of Ice Age. Such research offers a timely human perspective from the past as we contemplate abrupt climate change today. Jonathan Lothrop, Curator of Archaeology, New York State Museum

Provides a valuable compendium of Paleoindian sites and data, including several previously unreported or under-reported sites. This volume will serve as an important reference and data source, not just for Paleoindian researchers, but also for archaeologists with broader interests in North American prehistory. Canadian Journal of Archaeology

<p> This book significantly advances our understanding of human populations in the eastern North America during the late Pleistocene. Collectively, the site studies and synthetic chapters provide new insights on eastern Paleoindian adaptations to the changing environments these people encountered at the end of Ice Age. Such research offers a timely human perspective from the past as we contemplate abrupt climate change today. --Jonathan Lothrop, Curator of Archaeology, New York State Museum

Author Information

Joseph A. M. Gingerich is a Research Fellow in the Anthropology Department at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History. He received his PhD at the University of Wyoming.

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