Description:
The end of the Pleistocene era brought dramatic environmental changes to small bands of humans living in North America: changes that affected subsistence, mobility, demography, technology, and social relations. The transition they made from Paleoindian (Pleistocene) to Archaic (Early Holocene) societies represents the first major cultural shift that took place solely in the Americas. From the Pleistocene to the Holocene: Human Organization and Cultural Transformations in Prehistoric North America provides an overview of the present state of knowledge regarding this crucial transformative period in Native North America.
Review Quotes:
"The authors make a compelling case that a marked change in artifact types is a result of population shifts in the Pacific Northwest . . . well-organized and well-written . . . a welcome summary of data on the Paleoindian and Archaic in Sonora, Mexico . . . an excellent summary of recent data on the Late Pleistocene through Early Holocene developments in central Texas."--David Carlson, associate professor of anthropology, Texas A&M University
--David Carlson (4/27/2012 12:00:00 AM)