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The Pleistocene—Holocene Transition along the Pacific Coast of North America

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Humans at the End of the Ice Age

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Abstract

From the cool coastal rain forests of southeast Alaska to the parched desert shorelines of Baja California, the Pacific Coast of North America stretches for 6000 km, spans 35 degrees of latitude, and contains a remarkably diverse array of resources and environments. Encompassing the Northwest Coast and California culture areas, this region is critical for understanding the relationships between cultural and environmental changes of the PleistoceneHolocene transition. During this period, a complex web of environmental changes facilitated the dispersal of Northeast Asian peoples into Beringia and the New World. The Pacific Coast of North America is a pivotal region for tracking the movements and developmental trajectories of these early pioneers and their descendants. Knowledge of the Pacific Coast archaeological record remains uneven, but data acquired during the past 15 years allow us to identify some broad regional trends in the cultural developments of this critical time period (see also Moss and Erlandson 1995).

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Erlandson, J.M., Moss, M.L. (1996). The Pleistocene—Holocene Transition along the Pacific Coast of North America. In: Straus, L.G., Eriksen, B.V., Erlandson, J.M., Yesner, D.R. (eds) Humans at the End of the Ice Age. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1145-4_14

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