ARCTIC The Holocene Paleoecology of Jenny Lake Area, Southwest Yukon, and Its Implications for Prehistory

ABSTRACT. The pollen stratigraphy of a core extracted from Jenny Lake, southwest Yukon, in 1984 has marked archaeological significance. Five palynological zones are identified as follows: Zone JL1, the oldest (CU. 12 500-9500 B.P.), is a Betula shrub tundra assemblage; Zone

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Main Authors: Glenn S. L. Stuart, James W. Helmer, L. V. Hills
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1989
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.590.4003
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic42-4-347.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. The pollen stratigraphy of a core extracted from Jenny Lake, southwest Yukon, in 1984 has marked archaeological significance. Five palynological zones are identified as follows: Zone JL1, the oldest (CU. 12 500-9500 B.P.), is a Betula shrub tundra assemblage; Zone