COLORADO PLATEAUS - CULTURAL DYNAMICS AND PALEOENVIRONMENT

被引:101
作者
EULER, RC
GUMERMAN, GJ
KARLSTROM, TNV
DEAN, JS
HEVLY, RH
机构
[1] SO ILLINOIS UNIV,DEPT ANTHROPOL,CARBONDALE,IL 62901
[2] SO ILLINOIS UNIV,CTR ARCHAEOL INVEST,CARBONDALE,IL 62901
[3] US GEOL SURVEY,FLAGSTAFF,AZ 86001
[4] NO ARIZONA UNIV,FLAGSTAFF,AZ 86011
[5] UNIV ARIZONA,TREE RING RES LAB,TUCSON,AZ 85721
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D O I
10.1126/science.205.4411.1089
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Convergent archeological, geological, palynological, dendrochronological, and radiometric data provide a paleoenvironmental record for teh American Southwest at a level of detail and time resolution not previously achieved. Many pre-historic cultural and demographic changes on the Colorado Plateaus coincided with environmental fluctuations defined by precisely dated geoclimatic and bioclimatic indicators. These coincidences support the interpretation that socioeconomic changes and population displacements were commonly triggered by environmental stress. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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页码:1089 / 1101
页数:13
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