The paleoarchaic occupation of the Old River Bed delta / David B. Madsen, Dave N. Schmitt and David Page ; with contributions by Charlotte Beck, Daron G. Duke, George T. Jones, Lisbeth A. Louderback, Charles G. Oviatt, David Rhode, and D. Craig Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madsen, David B.

Contributor:

Schmitt, Dave N.

Page, David (David J.)

Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

Series:

University of Utah anthropological papers ; no. 128.

University of Utah anthropological paper ; number 128

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Limnology--Great Basin.

Limnology.

Paleolimnology--Great Basin.

Paleolimnology.

Paleoecology--Great Basin.

Paleoecology.

United States--Great Basin.

Physical Description:

xv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2015]

Summary:

"About 12,000 years ago, a major river ran from the Sevier Basin to the Great Salt Lake, feeding a wetland delta system and creating riparian habitat along its length. But after three thousand years the river dried up and the surrounding lands became more like what we see today. Because the Old River Bed Delta experienced less environmental and human disturbance than other areas, many of the Paleoarchaic sites found there have remained relatively intact--a rare find in the Great Basin. This book presents a comprehensive synthesis of a decade of investigations conducted by research teams working in different parts of the delta and explores questions about how the old riverbed was formed, how its distributary system changed through time, and how these changes affected early foragers. It concludes with an integrated summary and interpretation. Additional material from this study will be available online at UofUpress.com." Provided by publisher.

"During the regressive phase of Lake Bonneville, the Old River Bed (ORB) held a river connecting the two major subbasins of the Bonneville basin (Figure 1.1). Beginning sometime around 12,000 14C B.P., the river ran north, draining the southern Sevier basin and emptying into the Great Salt Lake. This was a major river, consisting of the combined flow of the modern Sevier and Beaver rivers, many smaller streams, and groundwater draining into and out of the Sevier basin. Moreover, during the Younger Dryas climate period, between 11,100 and 10,050 14C B.P., this flow was likely enhanced by both increased precipitation and lower temperatures. Sometime after about 8500 14C B.P., water ceased to flow in the ORB, and environmental conditions along the channel began to approach those found at present"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction and research perspectives / David B. Madsen, Dave N. Schmitt and David Page

Bonneville basin environments during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition / David Rhode and Lisbeth A. Louderback

Old River Bed delta geomorphology and chronology / David B. Madsen, Charles G. Oviatt, D. Craig Young, and David Page

Descriptions and classification of paleoarchaic sites in the proximal Old River Bed delta / Dave N. Schmitt

Lithic analysis / Charlotte Beck and George T. Jones

Toolstone sourcing, lithic resource use, and paleoarchaic mobility in the western Bonneville Basin / David Page and Daron G. Duke

Integration and synthesis / David B. Madsen, Dave N. Schmitt and David Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-274) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

ISBN:

9781607813934

1607813939

OCLC:

900243010