Late Quaternary Archeology and Geology of Southeast Alaska Karst

摘要编号-9523941 这项探索性研究的小额赠款将支持阿拉斯加东南部喀斯特和海洞穴遗址的考古，地质和考古调查。最初的调查已经呈现出壮观的洞穴壁画，保存完好的有机材料，以及该地区从大约16，000 BP开始冰川消退的证据。该项目将有助于了解第四纪海洋/陆地关系和地貌、海洋和陆地生物群落以及北美北方沿海走廊沿着的早期人类定居点。调查将与美国林务局和国家洞穴学会联合进行。 *** ??

ABSTRACT OPP-9523941 This Small Grant for Exploratory Research will support archaeological, geological and archaeological surveys of karst and sea cave sites in southeastern Alaska. Initial surveys have rendered spectacular cave paintings, well-preserved organic materials, and evidence that the region had deglaciated from ca 16,000 BP. This project will contribute to the knowledge of Quaternary sea/land relationships and geomorphology, marine and terrestrial biotic communities, and early human settlement along the northern coastal corridor of North America. Surveys will be conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Speleological Society. *** ??