ANT 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Folsom, New Mexico, Paleo-Indians, Mastodon
1 Nov 2016
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53 mile journey over the raised beds of the chuckti and bering seas. Geologists say was dry land between 25000-11000. Also dry land at a juncture of 75000-40000. Pedestrian terrestrial route across the bering land bridge and then south through central-western canada. Genetic clusters: amerind-(spoken by american indians, na-dene (athabaskan)-(spoke by people of the northwest coast of. Canada and the united states: eskimo-aleut-(spoken by eskimos and aleutian islanders) Fine bone and stone tipped weapons, cloths, fire etc. The dyuktai culture gave archaeologists more confidence in asserting. In ne eurasia after 25000, and at dyuktai cave in yakutia by 18000 cultural relationships between asia and america. 12 square huts, back to back, perforated tools, wooden lance, nut remains, and bones, so complex that the date of 14,000 is doubted. Folsom smaller compared to clovis overall larger fluted area. Same time in europe big game is a major propellant in culture and technology. Probably also relied on smaller game and plant foods.
