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First Floridians and Last Mastodons: The Page-Ladson Site in the Aucilla River (Topics in Geobiology)
S. David Webb
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Description for First Floridians and Last Mastodons: The Page-Ladson Site in the Aucilla River (Topics in Geobiology)
Hardcover. Presents the multidisciplinary results of underwater excavation in north Florida which yields the results of interactions between early Paleoindians and late Pleistocene megafauna. This book provides fundamental insights into two urgent issues: "The Peopling of the Americas"; and "The Extinction of the Megafauna". Editor(s): Webb, S. David. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 588 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1474.
Over the last 20 years the Aucilla River Prehistory Project has been one of the most f- cinating stories unfolding in Florida. This project, uncovering the remains of plants and animals from the end of the last Ice Age and the beginning of Florida’s human oc- pation, is answering questions important to the entire western hemisphere. Questions such as when did people first arrive in the Americas? Were these newcomer scavengers or skillful hunters? Could they have contributed to the extinction of the great Ice Age beasts – animals such as elephants – that were creatures native to Florida for ... Read more
Over the last 20 years the Aucilla River Prehistory Project has been one of the most f- cinating stories unfolding in Florida. This project, uncovering the remains of plants and animals from the end of the last Ice Age and the beginning of Florida’s human oc- pation, is answering questions important to the entire western hemisphere. Questions such as when did people first arrive in the Americas? Were these newcomer scavengers or skillful hunters? Could they have contributed to the extinction of the great Ice Age beasts – animals such as elephants – that were creatures native to Florida for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Geobiology
Number of Pages
588
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402043253
SKU
V9781402043253
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About S. David Webb
During four decades of service to the Florida Museum of Natural History, David Webb led paleontological excavations at two dozen major sites within the Late Cenozoic Era. Some of these, including the Aucilla River Prehistory Project, involved unique SCUBA excavations yielding extraordinary wet-site preservation. Professor Webb served as President of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Guggenheim Fellow in western Europe, ... Read more
Reviews for First Floridians and Last Mastodons: The Page-Ladson Site in the Aucilla River (Topics in Geobiology)
From the reviews: "A monument of interdisciplinary scientific analysis and reporting, and absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in the early human settlement of the Americas." David G. Anderson, Dept. of Anthropology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. "An excellent array of interdisciplinary studies conducted at an important site offering new and exciting clues on ... Read more