Early prehistoric cultural connections: Siberia and beyond

Human ecology of Beringia Hoffecker and Elias in dieir first two chapters set out what they consider to be die extent of Beringia: a continuous Iandmass extending from the Kolyma River in Siberia in the west (western Beringia) to the MacKenzie River in the Yukon Territory of Canada in the east (east...

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Published in:Antiquity 2011, Vol.85 (328), p.657-661
Main Author: Ackerman, Robert E.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeological research
Archaeology
Buffalo
Colleges & universities
Cultural contact
Human ecology
Hunting
Illustrations
Prehistory
Review article
Review articles
Siberia
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Summary:Human ecology of Beringia Hoffecker and Elias in dieir first two chapters set out what they consider to be die extent of Beringia: a continuous Iandmass extending from the Kolyma River in Siberia in the west (western Beringia) to the MacKenzie River in the Yukon Territory of Canada in the east (eastern Beringia) including the areas of what is now the Bering and Chukchi seas (central Beringia), a dry land 'bridge' created by lowered sea levels during the late Pleistocene (marine isotope stage 2 [MIS 2] in 28 000-12 000 cal BP). [...] I, with others, would prefer a 'broader' or 'mega* Beringia extending southwards to include die Aldan River region and perhaps a bit further south to avoid some of die problems of an environment being too harsh to enter until huntergatherers possessed the required cultural inventory or delaying their entry until the climate changed.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X0006806X