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1 online resource (252 pages) |
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Environmental research series ; v. 2 |
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Environmental research series (East Lansing, Mich.) ; no. 2.
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Contents |
List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Geoarchaeology of Lake Michigan Coastal Dunes; 2. The Archaeology of the Lake Michigan Coastal Zone: A Perspective from the Coastal Dunes; 3. Coastal Dunes, Eolian Processes, and Activation-Stabilization Cycles; 4. Middle and Late Holocene Lake-Level Variation, Isostatic Rebound, and Environmental Changes in the Upper Great Lakes; 5. Archaeological Sites in Dune Contexts around Lake Michigan |
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6. Discussion and Synthesis of the Processes and Timing of Dune Formation and Archaeological Site Burial in Coastal Settings of Lake Michigan7. The U.S. 31 Case Study: Torch Bay to South Point; Appendix A. Description of Methods Employed; Appendix B. Tables of Radiocarbon and OSL Dates; Appendix C. Descriptions of Sample Locales; References; Index |
Summary |
Complex sets of environmental factors have interacted over the past 5,000 years to affect how changes in climate, temperature, relative precipitation, and the levels of Lake Michigan influence the preservation of archaeological sites in coastal sand dunes along Lake Michigan. As a collaboration between earth scientists, archaeologists, and geoarchaeologists, this study draws on a wealth of research and multidisciplinary insights to explore the conditions necessary to safeguard ancient human settlements in these landscapes. A variety of contemporary and innovative techniques, includi |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Antiquities.
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Indians of North America -- Michigan, Lake -- Antiquities
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Archaeological geology -- Michigan, Lake
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Coastal archaeology -- Michigan, Lake
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Sand dunes -- Michigan, Lake
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Antiquities
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Archaeological geology
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Coastal archaeology
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Indians of North America -- Antiquities
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Sand dunes
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SUBJECT |
Michigan, Lake -- Antiquities
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Lake Michigan
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Michigan
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Arbogast, Alan F
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Monaghan, G. William
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ISBN |
9781609173487 |
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1609173481 |
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