Research Catalog

Title

Method and theory for investigating the peopling of the Americas / edited by Robson Bonnichsen, D. Gentry Steele.

Publication

Corvallis, Ore. : Center for the Study of the First Americans, Oregon State University, ©1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bonnichsen, Robson.
• Steele, D. Gentry.
• Oregon State University. Center for the Study of the First Americans.

Description

x, 264 p. : ill., maps; 29 cm.

Series Statement

Peopling of the Americas publications. Edited volume series

Uniform Title

Peopling of the Americas. Edited volume series

Subject

• From 10 thousand to 2 million years ago
• Indians > Origin > Research
• Paleo-Indians > Research
• Indians > Antiquities > Research
• Paleoanthropology > America
• Human remains (Archaeology) > America
• Human remains (Archaeology) > Methodology
• Paleontology > Pleistocene
• Peuples autochtones > Origines > Recherche
• Peuples autochtones du paléolithique > Recherche
• Peuples autochtones > Antiquités > Recherche
• Paléoanthropologie > Amérique
• Restes humains (Archéologie) > Amérique
• Restes humains (Archéologie) > Méthodologie
• Paléontologie > Pléistocène
• Antiquities > Research
• Human remains (Archaeology)
• Paleoanthropology
• Paleontology
• Pleistocene Geologic Epoch
• Indianen
• Historische demografie
• Prehistorie
• America > Antiquities > Research
• Amérique > Antiquités > Recherche
• America

Note

• "Peopling of the Americas publications. Edited volume series."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introducing first Americans research / Robson Bonnichsen and D. Gentry Steele -- The discovery of deep time : a history of views on the peopling of the Americas / David J. Meltzer -- Radiocarbon dating of bone using accelerator mass spectrometry : current discussions and future directions / R.E. Taylor -- Accelerator C-14 dating of human fossil skeletons : assessing accuracy and results on New World specimens / Thomas W. Stafford, Jr. -- The role of geoarchaeology in Paleoindian research / C. Reid Ferring -- Pleistocene peoples of China and the peopling of the Americas / Wu Xinzhi -- Origins and affinities of the native peoples of northwestern North America : the evidence of cranial nonmetric traits / Nancy S. Ossenberg -- Modelling ancient population relationships from modern population genetics / Emöke J.E. Szathmary -- Relating Eurasian and Native American populations through dental morphology / Christy G. Turner II -- Paleobiological evidence of the peopling of the Americas : a morphometric view / D. Gentry Steele and Joseph F. Powell -- Molecular approaches to the isolation and analysis of ancient nucleic acids / David L. Andrews -- Linguistic evidence for the peopling of the Americas / Merrit Ruhlen -- The history and classification of American Indian languages : what are the implications for the peopling of the Americas? / Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell -- Low-range theory and lithic technology : exploring the cognitive approach / David E. Young, Robson Bonnichsen, Diane Douglas, Jill McMahon, and Lise Swartz -- An application of nitrocellulose membrane for the identification of blood residues on artifactual materials / David C. Hyland, Jean M. Tersak, James M. Adovasio and Michael I. Siegel -- The Pacific Coast route of initial entry : an overview / Ruth Gruhn.

ISBN

• 0912933097
• 9780912933092

OCLC

• ocm30844804
• 30844804
• SCSB-2090499

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library