ANTH 2050 Midterm: Anthropology Exam 2 Full Notes (Got A+ on the test)
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Land exposed: lower sea level, no ice(less precipitation) After or before 15,000 bp(creation of ice-free corridors) Multiple waves from different sources (first wave with sinodonty) Amerind- (mostly spoken through south and north america) Peoplein north america as early as 14,000 bp (meadowcroft) People reached south africa (chile) by 12,500 bp. From the time of the first inhabitants until 9,000 bp. Discovered in plain in the 1930s at kill sites. Traditional view: paleo-indians are hunters specializing on big game. North america including mexico and south america. More than 100 c-14 dates going back to 17,000 bp. Problems with paleo-environmental reconstructions (recent fauna & flora) Mammoth, mastodon, giant sloth, camel, giant elk, giant beaver, saber-toothed cats, cave bears. Rise in sea level : 130-150 pm. 7,000 bp slightly warmer then today ( a lithermal)* Two periods in the late pleistocene and early stages of holocenes: bolling allerod interstadial (14,700 12,950 bp):global warming, younger dryas interval (12,950-11,650 bp): drop in temperatures.
