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The Solutrean Atlantic Hypothesis: a view from the ocean

The Solutrean Atlantic Hypothesis: a view from the ocean
The Solutrean Atlantic Hypothesis: a view from the ocean
One current hypothesis for the Pleistocene peopling of the Americas invokes a dispersal by European hunter-gatherers along a biologically productive "corridor" situated on the edge of the sea-ice that filled the Atlantic Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). In this paper, we assert that critical palaeoceanographic data underpinning this hypothesis has not yet been examined in sufficient detail. To this end, we present data which show that the corridor may not have existed, and that, if it did, its suitability as a migration route is highly questionable. In addition to demonstrating that the hypothesized migration was unlikely, this highlights the importance of integrating palaeoceanographic and archaeological data in studies of palaeo-coastal societies.
1935-1933
85-98
Westley, Kieran
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Dix, Justin
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Westley, Kieran
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Dix, Justin
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Westley, Kieran and Dix, Justin (2008) The Solutrean Atlantic Hypothesis: a view from the ocean. Journal of the North Atlantic, 1 (1), 85-98. (doi:10.3721/J080527).

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Abstract

One current hypothesis for the Pleistocene peopling of the Americas invokes a dispersal by European hunter-gatherers along a biologically productive "corridor" situated on the edge of the sea-ice that filled the Atlantic Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). In this paper, we assert that critical palaeoceanographic data underpinning this hypothesis has not yet been examined in sufficient detail. To this end, we present data which show that the corridor may not have existed, and that, if it did, its suitability as a migration route is highly questionable. In addition to demonstrating that the hypothesized migration was unlikely, this highlights the importance of integrating palaeoceanographic and archaeological data in studies of palaeo-coastal societies.

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Published date: December 2008
Organisations: Geology & Geophysics, Archaeology

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Local EPrints ID: 378683
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378683
ISSN: 1935-1933
PURE UUID: e104e5e0-ea36-48c5-bc5b-f858b254dbaa
ORCID for Justin Dix: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2905-5403

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Date deposited: 06 Jul 2015 15:00
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:46

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Author: Kieran Westley
Author: Justin Dix ORCID iD

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