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New Books Paleoindian Geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains This book is a synthesis of the stratigraphic, geomorphic, chronologic, and paleoenvironmental contexts of Paleoindian occupations on the Southern High Plains of northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico. The region has one of the highest concentrations of known Paleoindian archaeological sites in North America and also has a long tradition of Paleoindian archaeological studies that integrate geoscientific and other interdisciplinary research at such well known localities as Clovis, Lubbock Lake, Plainview, and Midland. The volume focuses on the relationships of the archaeology to the soils, stratigraphy, and geochronology at over 20 Paleoindian sites, including most previously investigated ones. There are over 90 photographs, maps, cross sections, and diagrams, including reproductions of artifact drawings from previously published investigations. The Paleoindian geoarchaeology of other areas of the Great Plains is also reviewed. The results of the research are used for stratigraphic and geochronologic correlation, for refining or redefining the cultural chronology, and for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. New York Finger Lakes New analyses are based on high resolution seismic reflection surveys tied to a 120-m-long drill core. The results have implications for stability of the lakes during deglaciation and Holocene climate changes. Ice Sheets This text focuses on modeling the advance and retreat of ice sheets in response to and contributing to climatic forcing. Humans at the End The nature, speed, and magnitude of cultural changes associated with environmental shifts that occurred during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition are common themes of the 18 papers in this volume. Overviews of environmental conditions and human responses, as documented by the archaeological records, are organized by continents, with further subdivision into key regions. The latter include southern and southwestern Africa, southwestern and southeastern Asia, Japan, greater Australia, southwestern and northwestern Europe, the North and East European Plain, Siberia, eastern Beringia, the Pacific Coast of North America, the Rocky Mountains, the eastern U.S., and southern South America. A general introduction to the volume provides background and a framework for the regional studies. A concluding chapter describes recurring themes and new questions that have emerged from the contributed papers. Early Middle This compilation of 22 papers provides a valuable update on new research in eastern England, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, and Russia concerning the paleoenvironments and paleoclimates of the early Middle Pleistocene (ca. 775,000 to 450,000 yr B.P.) of Europe. The results of this work challenge many current ideas about climatic oscillations and the build-up of large ice sheets. The papers address issues of stratigraphy and correlation and analyses of new paleontological, paleobotanical, and sedimentological data. A closing chapter is devoted to an overview of the early Middle Pleistocene in Europe and to the implications of conclusions presented in this volume. The final contributions discusses the Lower-Middle Pleistocene boundary provisionally approved by INQUA. Palynology--Principles The publication is in three volumes, consisting of 32 chapters that cover most aspects of palynology and most geologic intervals. Checks in US funds should be made payable to AASP Foundation. Please send orders to: Robert Clarke, Mobil E&P Technical Center, P.O. Box 650232, Dallas, TX, 75265-0232; rtclarke@dal.mobil.com Geological and geophysical studies were used to reconstruct the geologic history of the area and compare it to the construction proposed by W.M. Davis. This map is available in digital format (.DXF, .MIF, or .EOO) at sts.gsc. nrcan.gc.ca/page1/sgm/maps. Compiled at 1:5,000,000, it portrays alluvial, lacustrine, marine, and glacial materials and bedrock. It is also available on CD ROM; contact gc_bookstore@ gsc.nrcan. gc.ca Radiocarbon Date List Conntains 420 radiocarbon dates from marine, terrestrial, and lacustrine settings.
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