FAH215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Wisconsin Glaciation, Lake Baikal
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Part 1 from first colonization of the americas. Wisconsinan glaciation: major advance of north american ice sheets (mis2) Beringia (alaska) : a land bridge connecting siberia and alaska. Much lower sea level due to global glaciation. Created refugia for plants animals and people. Importance of innovation of clothing: global movement of pops to northern latitudes for the first time. Malt"ta-buret culture: lake baikal, siberia, hunter, gatherer sustenance. New world genetic evidence: na pops descended from northeastern siberian pops, potential back and forth movement of gene flow. Ice free corridor: primary/most popular: clovis: first archaeological culture, also called clovis first , assumes an ice-free corridor from alaska to interior us. Pacific coastal migration: movement of founder pops along pacific coast of alaska and bc, boat technology, not as popular as clovis first. North america: meadowcroft rock shelter (pennsyvania), buttermilk creek, clovis.
