Prehistoric cultures, reconstructed coasts: Maritime Archaic Indian site distribution in Newfoundland
We argue that variable and complex post-glacial relative sea level (RSL) in Newfoundland is linked to (1) the uneven distribution around the coastline of late Maritime Archaic Indian (MAI) sites (5500–3200 BP) and (2) the apparent absence of early MAI sites (8000–5500 BP), despite their presence in...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.471.3604 2023-05-15T17:15:52+02:00 Prehistoric cultures, reconstructed coasts: Maritime Archaic Indian site distribution in Newfoundland Trevor Bell M. A. P. Renouf The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.471.3604 http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/cma/slan/fogo.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.471.3604 http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/cma/slan/fogo.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/cma/slan/fogo.pdf Maritime Archaic Indian Newfoundland Labrador site location preferences text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T07:18:23Z We argue that variable and complex post-glacial relative sea level (RSL) in Newfoundland is linked to (1) the uneven distribution around the coastline of late Maritime Archaic Indian (MAI) sites (5500–3200 BP) and (2) the apparent absence of early MAI sites (8000–5500 BP), despite their presence in nearby southern Labrador. Three post-glacial RSL histories are described for different regions of Newfoundland: continuous emergence (type A), initial emergence followed by submergence (type B) and continuous submergence (type C). In areas characterized by type B or C curves, where the lowstand is greater than 20m water depth, late MAI sites older than 3000 BP are today submerged. In all areas other than those characterized by a type A curve, early MAI sites would be under water. The Northern Peninsula is the only region of Newfoundland described by a type A curve. If early MAI did occupy Newfoundland, we predict where on the Northern Peninsula those sites would be found. Text Newfoundland Unknown Indian Newfoundland |
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We argue that variable and complex post-glacial relative sea level (RSL) in Newfoundland is linked to (1) the uneven distribution around the coastline of late Maritime Archaic Indian (MAI) sites (5500–3200 BP) and (2) the apparent absence of early MAI sites (8000–5500 BP), despite their presence in nearby southern Labrador. Three post-glacial RSL histories are described for different regions of Newfoundland: continuous emergence (type A), initial emergence followed by submergence (type B) and continuous submergence (type C). In areas characterized by type B or C curves, where the lowstand is greater than 20m water depth, late MAI sites older than 3000 BP are today submerged. In all areas other than those characterized by a type A curve, early MAI sites would be under water. The Northern Peninsula is the only region of Newfoundland described by a type A curve. If early MAI did occupy Newfoundland, we predict where on the Northern Peninsula those sites would be found. |
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Prehistoric cultures, reconstructed coasts: Maritime Archaic Indian site distribution in Newfoundland |
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