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Recent archaeological and geomorphological studies illuminate an understanding of paleo-shorelines along Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming. Current shorelines are not always adequate predictors of prehistoric archaeological site locations due to ever-shifting lake levels over the last 12,000 years. The 20-mile-long Yellowstone Lake is within a caldera and, thus, has experienced dramatic shifts in lake levels associated with volcanism. In addition, lake levels have changed greatly due to Late Pleistocene...
Geographic and Chronological Differences in Lithic Raw Material Use by Hunter-Gatherers in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (2015)
Over the last eight years, the University of Montana has conducted archaeological research at various sites in Yellowstone National Park and vicinity. One aspect of our research is to study variation in hunter-gatherer lithic raw material procurement and use. From north to south and east to west within the region, there are extreme variations in hunter-gatherer use of a number of distinct volcanic and non-volcanic lithic raw materials. This variation can be used to evaluate geographic...
The Montana Yellowstone Archaeological Project (2016)
The Montana Yellowstone Archaeological Project (MYAP) is a cooperative effort of the University of Montana (UM), Yellowstone National Park, and the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit of the National Park Service. Now in its ninth year, the MYAP engages undergraduate and graduate students at every level of cultural resource management projects so they are prepared for careers in the field. In addition, UM facilitates the completion of Yellowstone’s CRM responsibilities in a...
The Role of Geomorphology and GIS in the Identification of Paleoindian Archaeological Sites at Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, U.S.A. (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. We discuss the role of geomorphology in identifying early Paleoindian archaeological sites at North America’s highest-elevation natural lake, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming. Prior research proposed geomorphological models for the ages of Yellowstone Lake paleoshorelines that mark former lake levels after Late Pleistocene glacial retreat. Based on results of 10...