Paleoamerican origins : beyond Clovis
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Paleoamerican origins : beyond Clovis
（Peopling of the Americas）
Center for the Study of the First Americans , Distributed by Texas A&M University Press, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9781585445400
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"Paleoamerican Origins" presents an overview of the peopling of the Americas and how a new law threatens the future of Paleoamerican research. Here, papers by leading Paleoamerican specialists make a strong case that the Clovis-first model, which proposed the Americas were only peopled once about 11,500 radiocarbon years ago by a small group of hunters from Siberia, can no longer be considered valid. New research suggests the Americas were peopled more than once by distinctly different populations. In 1990 Congress passed the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). It mandates the return of human skeletal remains to modern tribal groups if cultural affiliation can be demonstrated. Content sections include Clovis, regional Paleoamerican archaeological sequences and environmental changes, pre-Clovis discoveries, South America, DNA, Paleoamerican skeletal evidence, Paleoamerican site chronology, and use of boats. The concluding sections summarize the legal framework of U.S. public policy and scientific research.
A call is made for greater precision in how the scientific community and government agency decision-makers construct models for tracing cultural and biological relationships through time.
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: pbk ISBN 9781603448123
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Paleoamerican Origins: Beyond Clovis presents 23 up-to-date syntheses of important topics surrounding the debate over the initial prehistoric colonization of the Americas. These papers are written by some of the foremost authorities who are on the trail of the first Americans. The papers are written by some of the foremost authorities who are on the trail of the first Americans. The papers in this volume include a discussion of the archaeological evidence for Clovis and Pre-Clovis sites in North America (11 papers) and South America (2 papers). In addition, papers on the genetic evidence (2 papers) and skeletal evidence (4 papers) provide insights into the origins of the first Americans. Additional papers include ideas on the changing perceptions of Paleoamerican prehistory, public policy and science, and a comprehensive concluding synthesis.
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