Holzman South: A Late Pleistocene Archaeological Site along Shaw Creek, Tanana Valley, Interior Alaska

Holzman South: A Late Pleistocene Archaeological Site along Shaw Creek, Tanana Valley, Interior Alaska

This report introduces the newly discovered Holzman South site with Pleistocene-aged components dated prior to the appearance of Clovis in North America. The site contains evidence for mammoth-human interaction, hearth activity areas, marrow extraction, and localized stone utilization in the middle...

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Published in:PaleoAmerica : a journal of early human migration and dispersal Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 90 - 93
Main Authors: Wygal, Brian T., Krasinski, Kathryn E., Holmes, Charles E., Crass, Barbara A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 02-01-2018
Subjects:
mammoth ivory
peopling of Alaska
Pleistocene archaeology
Tanana Valley
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Summary:This report introduces the newly discovered Holzman South site with Pleistocene-aged components dated prior to the appearance of Clovis in North America. The site contains evidence for mammoth-human interaction, hearth activity areas, marrow extraction, and localized stone utilization in the middle Tanana Valley of Alaska, the northern gateway of the interior Canadian Ice Free Corridor.
ISSN:2055-5563
2055-5571
DOI:10.1080/20555563.2017.1408358