DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.05.012
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84879319192
论文题名: Multi-proxy lake sediment record of prehistoric (Paleoindian-Archaic) archaeological paleoenvironments at Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada
作者: Sonnenburg E.P. ; Boyce J.I. ; Reinhardt E.G.
刊名: Quaternary Science Reviews
ISSN: 2773791
出版年: 2013
卷: 73 起始页码: 77
结束页码: 92
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Great Lakes
; Holocene water-levels
; Microdebitage
; Paleoenvironment
; Paleoindian-Archaic
; Testate amoebae
Scopus关键词: Great lakes
; Holocenes
; Microdebitage
; Paleo-environment
; Paleoindian-Archaic
; Testate amoebae
; Architecture
; Clay deposits
; Fertilizers
; Magnetic susceptibility
; Particle size
; Stratigraphy
; Water levels
; Wetlands
; Lakes
; abundance
; archaeological evidence
; community structure
; Holocene
; human settlement
; lacustrine deposit
; lithic fragment
; paleoenvironment
; prehistoric
; protozoan
; resource use
; stratigraphy
; water level
; Canada
; Great Lakes [North America]
; Lake Ontario
; Ontario [Canada]
; Rice Lake
; Anatidae
; Arcella vulgaris
; Bullinularia
; Centropyxis
; Phryganella
英文摘要: The arrival of Paleoindian peoples in the lower Great Lakes (ca11.5ka cal. BP) coincided with a phase of lowstand lakes and rapid environmental change in southern Ontario. At Rice Lake, an archaeologically-rich area north of Lake Ontario, rising Early Holocene water levels inundated wetland areas exploited by Paleoindian and Archaic peoples. In order to better understand the distribution of submerged archaeological sites and the water level history of Rice Lake, a detailed multi-proxy study was conducted on two vibracores extracted from the open lake and a shallow (<4m) lagoon adjacent to the McIntyre archaeological site (Paleoindian-Archaic-era). Cores were analyzed for particle size, thecamoebians (testate amoebae), magnetic susceptibility and presence of microdebitage (tool lithic fragments) to determine changes in water levels, lake trophic status and the location of submerged archaeological sites.The basin stratigraphy consisted of Holocene organic-rich muds (gyttja), laminated marls, and peats overlying glacial Lake Iroquois sands and clay deposits. Two erosional hiatuses indicating lowstand phases (EH-1 ca12.5-11ka cal. BP EH-2 ca6-3ka cal. BP) were identified by rapid shifts in particle size and thecamoebian abundance and assemblages. The dominant thecamoebian species in the open lake basin were Arcella vulgaris and Centropyxis constricta 'aerophila', indicating the trophic status of the lake has remained stable throughout the Holocene. In the McIntyre lagoon, the EH-1 lowstand was associated with a unique bog and wetland species (. Bullinularia and Phryganella sp.) along with the recovery of microdebitage, indicating that Paleoindian peoples were likely exploiting wetland resources such as plants, fish and waterfowl. We show that the study of lacustrine paleoenvironments using a multi-proxy approach provides additional information for identifying areas of archaeological potential and gaining additional understanding of settlement patterns and resource procurement strategies of Paleoindian and Archaic peoples in Southern Ontario. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/60581
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作者单位: School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
Recommended Citation:
Sonnenburg E.P.,Boyce J.I.,Reinhardt E.G.. Multi-proxy lake sediment record of prehistoric (Paleoindian-Archaic) archaeological paleoenvironments at Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews,2013-01-01,73