Stratigraphy, Radiocarbon Dating, and Culture History of Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia

ABSTRACT. Three seasons of fieldwork at Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia, have revealed a sequence of stratified deposits that spans the Late Pleistocene and entire Holocene. Analyses of sediments, radiocarbon dates, faunal remains, and artifacts show that the site was first occupied by people at...

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Main Authors: Jonathan C. Driver, Martin Handly, Knut R. Fladmark, D. Erle Nelson, Gregg M. Sullivan, Randall Preston
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.491.8411 2023-05-15T14:19:40+02:00 Stratigraphy, Radiocarbon Dating, and Culture History of Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia Jonathan C. Driver Martin Handly Knut R. Fladmark D. Erle Nelson Gregg M. Sullivan Randall Preston The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1996 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.491.8411 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-265.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.491.8411 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-265.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-3-265.pdf text 1996 ftciteseerx 2016-08-14T00:03:49Z ABSTRACT. Three seasons of fieldwork at Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia, have revealed a sequence of stratified deposits that spans the Late Pleistocene and entire Holocene. Analyses of sediments, radiocarbon dates, faunal remains, and artifacts show that the site was first occupied by people at about 10 500 B.P., when local environments were more open than today. By 9500 B.P., boreal forest had moved into the area, and human use of the site was minimal until about 7000 B.P., when a brief occupation of the site probably included a human burial. Use of the site intensified after about 4500 B.P., possibly because the cave became more accessible. The site was used both as a residential base camp and as a more temporary hunting station or lookout. Key words: Paleoindian, Middle Prehistoric, Late Prehistoric, microblade, Holocene, late Pleistocene RÉSUMÉ. Trois saisons de travaux sur le terrain à la grotte de Charlie Lake (Colombie-Britannique) ont révélé une séquence de dépôts stratifiés qui embrasse le pléistocène tardif et tout l’holocène. Des analyses de sédiments, des datations au radiocarbone, des restes fauniques et des artefacts montrent que l’occupation du site par des individus remonte à environ 10 500 BP, alors que le milieu local était plus ouvert qu’aujourd’hui. En 9500 BP, la forêt boréale avait colonisé la région et l’utilisation du site par les êtres humains a été minime jusqu’à environ 7000 BP, alors qu’une occupation brève du site a probablement inclus une inhumation. L’utilisation du site s’est intensifiée après environ 4500 BP, peut-être parce que la grotte est devenue plus accessible. Le site a été utilisé à la fois comme camp résidentiel de base et comme poste de chasse et de guet plus temporaire. Mots clés: paléo-indien, époque préhistorique moyenne, époque préhistorique tardive, microlame, holocène, pléistocène tardif Text Arctic Unknown Lookout ENVELOPE(77.955,77.955,-68.605,-68.605)
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description ABSTRACT. Three seasons of fieldwork at Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia, have revealed a sequence of stratified deposits that spans the Late Pleistocene and entire Holocene. Analyses of sediments, radiocarbon dates, faunal remains, and artifacts show that the site was first occupied by people at about 10 500 B.P., when local environments were more open than today. By 9500 B.P., boreal forest had moved into the area, and human use of the site was minimal until about 7000 B.P., when a brief occupation of the site probably included a human burial. Use of the site intensified after about 4500 B.P., possibly because the cave became more accessible. The site was used both as a residential base camp and as a more temporary hunting station or lookout. Key words: Paleoindian, Middle Prehistoric, Late Prehistoric, microblade, Holocene, late Pleistocene RÉSUMÉ. Trois saisons de travaux sur le terrain à la grotte de Charlie Lake (Colombie-Britannique) ont révélé une séquence de dépôts stratifiés qui embrasse le pléistocène tardif et tout l’holocène. Des analyses de sédiments, des datations au radiocarbone, des restes fauniques et des artefacts montrent que l’occupation du site par des individus remonte à environ 10 500 BP, alors que le milieu local était plus ouvert qu’aujourd’hui. En 9500 BP, la forêt boréale avait colonisé la région et l’utilisation du site par les êtres humains a été minime jusqu’à environ 7000 BP, alors qu’une occupation brève du site a probablement inclus une inhumation. L’utilisation du site s’est intensifiée après environ 4500 BP, peut-être parce que la grotte est devenue plus accessible. Le site a été utilisé à la fois comme camp résidentiel de base et comme poste de chasse et de guet plus temporaire. Mots clés: paléo-indien, époque préhistorique moyenne, époque préhistorique tardive, microlame, holocène, pléistocène tardif
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