Last glacial–interglacial environments in the southern Rocky Mountains, USA and implications for Younger Dryas-age human occupation

• Published in: Quaternary Research
• Main Authors: Briles, Christy E., Whitlock, Cathy, Meltzer, David J.
• Other Authors: Quest Archaeological Research Fund, NSF
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
• Subjects: Lily Pond; Parkland; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2011.10.002; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589411001268?httpAccept=text/xml; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589411001268?httpAccept=text/plain; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400008176

The last glacial-interglacial transition (LGIT; 19–9 ka) was characterized by rapid climate changes and significant ecosystem reorganizations worldwide. In western Colorado, one of the coldest locations in the continental US today, mountain environments during the late-glacial period are poorly know...