ANT102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Epipaleolithic, Ohalo, Fertile Crescent
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Spread of upper paleolithc people: beringia land bridge: (global species, northern asia (siberia) to alaska, open by 30,000 ya. The paleoindians of north america: 13,000 ya, fluted projectile points, manufactured by the paleo americans, direct ancestors of indians today, hunters of megafauna. Last glaciation nearly over: glaciers receded, sea levels rose, beringia flooded. Bands: egalitarian, based on kinship, flexible membership, temporary camps; seasonal settlements, survive on wild plants & animals. Little investment in shelters, storage facilities: collectors: Less mobile: stay in camps for long periods of time, *middens (archeological features that are largely from accumulation of domestic waste, difference between foragers and collectors, foragers, small groups, move camp frequently, storage facilities, cemeteries, mounds. Holocene: 10,000 ya to present, end of ice age (pleistocene, glaciers melted, rising global temperatures, temperate forests, seasonality, regional diversity in ecosystems, end of megafauna. Regionalization: worldwide shift in subsistence, unique adaptations to local environments, ground stone tools, axes & adzes, boats, permanent, dwellings, pottery.
