Researching the early Holocene of the Maritime Provinces

• Main Author: Murphy, Brent M., 1971-
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Anthropology
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Maritime anthropology > Maritime Provinces; Paleontology > Holocene; Maritime Provinces > Antiquities; Canada; Newfoundland studies; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/207359

Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998. Anthropology Bibliography: leaves 124-136; Error in pagination: there is no page 61 This thesis features a review of the early Holocene period in Maritime Provinces prehistory. A reexamination of regional collections, paleoenvironmental evidence, and comparative archaeological information from the State of Maine has lead to the development of a new model for early Holocene occupation of this region. The new model replaces the former "Great hiatus” model which proposes a 5000-year gap in the cultural sequence (10,000-5000 B.P.). Implications of the model for interpreting regional cultural development, and for future research strategies are also addressed