ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Kennewick Man, Beringia, Epipaleolithic
Document Summary
Foragers: small groups, move camp frequently o. The early holocene: from epipaleolithic/mesolithic hunter gatherers to neolithic farmers. Beringia land bridge: northern asia (siberia) to alaska, open by 30,000 ya. Pacific coastal route: moved along pacific coast from asia on boats, 17-15,000 ya, h2o transport along pacific rim, diverse coastal ecosystems. Less mobile o: stay in camps for long periods of time, middens, storage facilities, cemeteries, mounds. Beringia flooded: tundra replaced by deciduous forests, new game, new lakes & rivers, new edible plants. Characteristic meso/epipaleolithic tool: small, hard, geometric sharp flint blade. Advance: mass produced, wider array of composite tools. 1st appear 40,000 ya in africa t/o old world 12000 ya. Ground stone tools: axes & adzes. Kebaran o: ohalo ii, 23,000 ya, collectors o. Israel, lebanon, western syria o: 12,500 10,200 ya, earliest shrine in jericho 10,500 ya, earliest sickle, caves, rock shelters, small villages, communal cemeteries, storage pits, semi permanent pit houses.
