By: Lawrence Guy Straus (Editor), Berit Valentin Eriksen (Editor), Jon M. Erlandson (Editor), David R. Yesner (Editor)

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Humans at the End of the Ice Age chronicles and explores the significance of the variety of cultural responses to the global environmental changes at the last glacial-interglacial boundary. Contributions address the nature and consequences of the global climate changes accompanying the end of the Pleistocene epoch-detailing the nature, speed, and magnitude of the human adaptations that culminated in the development of food production in many parts of the world. The text is aided by vital maps, chronological tables, and charts.

'Its significance can scarcely be overstated, and its contribution, in presenting up-to-date regional syntheses and discussions of the key issues, could hardly be more timely...Throughout this volume fascinating and important issues were presented...extremely well edited.' Antiquity, September 1997 '[An] excellent volume on this important period of time.' Geoarchaeology: An International Journal ' 'This book fills a significant gap and makes and important contribution to the literature.' The Holocene 8, 1998

Introduction	p. 1
The World at the End of the Last Ice Age	p. 3
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Africa and the Near East	p. 11
At the Transition: The Archaeology of the Pleistocene-Holocene Boundary in Southern Africa	p. 15
Plus Ca Change: The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Northeast Asia	p. 43
The Impact of Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Climatic Changes on Humans in Southwest Asia	p. 61
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Europe	p. 79
The Archaeology of the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Southwest Europe	p. 83
Resource Exploitation, Subsistence Strategies, and Adaptiveness in Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Northwest Europe	p. 101
The North European Plain and Eastern Sub-Balticum between 12,700 and 8,000 bp	p. 129
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition on the East European Plain	p. 159
Asia and Australia During the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition	p. 171
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Greater Australia	p. 175
Human Activities and Environmental Changes during the Late Pleistocene to Middle Holocene in Southern Thailand and Southeast Asia	p. 201
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Japan and Adjacent Northeast Asia: Climate and Biotic Change, Broad-Spectrum Diet, Pottery, and Sedentism	p. 215
Siberia in the Late Glacial and Early Postglacial	p. 229
Environments and Peoples at the Pleistocene-Holocene Boundary in the Americas	p. 243
Human Adaptation at the Pleistocene-Holocene Boundary (circa 13,000 to 8,000 bp) in Eastern Beringia	p. 255
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition along the Pacific Coast of North America	p. 277
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition on the Plains and Rocky Mountains of North America	p. 303
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in the Eastern United States	p. 319
The Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Southern South America	p. 339
Conclusion	p. 355
Surprises, Recurring Themes, and New Questions in the Study of the Late Glacial and Early Postglacial	p. 357
Index	p. 365
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ISBN: 9780306451775
ISBN-10: 0306451778
Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 396
Published: 30th June 1996
Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 18.5  x 2.9
Weight (kg): 2.17