Late Paleoindian Occupation of the Southern Rocky Mountains : Early Holocene Projectile Points and Land Use in the High Country

Late Paleoindian Occupation of the Southern Rocky Mountains explores how some of North AmericaÂ’s earliest people used the Rocky Mountain landscape 10,000 to 7,500 years ago. Bonnie L. Pitblado is particularly concerned with the extent to which early people incorporated the southern Rocky Mountains into their settlement systems and how late Paleoindian people moved across the southern Rocky Mountain landscape. Based on extensive research comparing more than 600 painstakingly documented late Paleoindian projectile points from Colorado and Utah, this book reveals profound regional differences along three axes of projectile point variability, which suggests equally profound regional differences in late Paleoindian settlement strategies. Pitblado highlights unique characteristics of early human use of the southern Rocky Mountains, but the comparative nature of the research also yields new inferences about late Paleoindian use of the Colorado Plains, the Utah Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau. Synthetic and comparative in nature, "Late Paleoindian Occupation" of the Southern Rocky Mountains will appeal to a broad range of scholars and avocational archaeologists. For professional archaeologists, hunter-gather land-use modeling and interpretations of late Paleoindian settlement strategies across four major environments of the American West will be of particular interest. Annotation In This Revision Of Her Dissertation, Pitblado (anthropology, Utah State U.) Presents A Substantial Analysis Based On A Regional Comparison Of 589 Late Paleoindian Projectile Points From The Rockies, Plains, Colorado Plateau, And Great Basin Areas Of Colorado And Utah. Her Analysis Considers The Land Use Strategies Employed By People In The Southern Rockies Region 10,000-7,500 Years Ago. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com). Annotation Late Paleoindian Occupation Of The Southern Rocky Mountains Explores How Some Of North America's Earliest People Used The Rocky Mountain Landscape 10,000 To 7,500 Years Ago. Bonnie L. Pitblado Is Particularly Concerned With The Extent To Which Early People Incorporated The Southern Rocky Mountains Into Their Settlement Systems And How Late Paleoindian People Moved Across The Southern Rocky Mountain Landscape. Based On Extensive Research Comparing More Than 600 Painstakingly Documented Late Paleoindian Projectile Points From Colorado And Utah, This Book Reveals Profound Regional Differences Along Three Axes Of Projectile Point Variability, Suggesting Equally Profound Regional Differences In Late Paleoindian Settlement Strategies. Pitblado Highlights Unique Characteristics Of Early Human Use Of The Southern Rocky Mountains, But The Comparative Nature Of The Research Also Yields New Inferences About Late Paleoindian Use Of The Colorado Plains, The Utah Great Basin, And The Colorado Plateau. Synthetic And Comparative In Nature, Late Paleoindian Occupation Of The Southern Rocky Mountains Will Appeal To A Broad Range Of Scholars And Avocational Archaeologists. For Professional Archaeologists, Hunter-gather Land-use Modeling And Interpretations Of Late Paleoindian Settlement Strategies Across Four Major Environments Of The American West Will Be Of Particular Interest. Environment: Modern And Early Holocene -- Hunter-gatherer Land Use, Lithic Technology, And Late Paleoindian Occupation Of The Project Area -- Projectile Point Analysis Procedure -- Late Paleoindian Projectile Point Typology In The Western United States -- Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Typological Variability -- Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Raw Material Variability -- Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Qualitative Technological Variability -- Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Quantitative Technological Variability -- Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Condition And Reworking. Bonnie L. Pitblado. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [263]-284) And Index. 0870817280......Page 1 1: Introduction......Page 23 2: Environment: Modern and Early Holocene......Page 51 3: Hunter-Gatherer Land Use, Lithic Technology, and Late Paleoindian Occupation of the Project Area......Page 67 4: Projectile Point Analysis Procedure......Page 87 5: Late Paleoindian Projectile Point Typology in the Western United States......Page 101 6: Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Typological Variability......Page 147 7: Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Raw Material Variability......Page 167 8: Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Qualitative Technological Variability......Page 197 9: Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Quantitative Technological Variability......Page 223 10: Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Condition and Reworking......Page 239 11: Discussion and Conclusions......Page 253 Appendix A: Site Coding Guide......Page 271 Appendix B: Projectile Point Coding Guide......Page 277 References......Page 285 Index......Page 307 "Late Paleoindian Occupation of the Southern Rocky Mountains explores how some of North America's earliest people (10,000 to 7,500 years ago) used the Rocky Mountain landscape. Bonnie L. Pitblado is particularly concerned with the extent to which early people incorporated the southern Rocky Mountains into their settlement systems and how late Paleoindian people moved across the southern Rocky Mountain landscape."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved