Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Late Pleistocene Archaeology of the Northern Pacific Rim

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Late Pleistocene Archaeology of the Northern Pacific Rim" at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Paleogenetic evidence indicates that ancient North American populations emerged from a mix of East Eurasian and Ancient North Eurasian groups around 25,000 years ago, followed by a period of isolation and subsequent migration to the Americas after approximately 21,000 years ago. However, the precise locations and mechanisms of these formative events remain unclear due to limited data. Similarities in cultural patterns between Asia and North America, alongside emerging genetic data, highlight the Pacific Rim as a critical region for understanding the Late Pleistocene peopling of the Americas. This session presents cutting-edge research on Late Pleistocene archaeology, paleogenetics, and paleoenvironmental studies to explore new insights into shared ancient human history along the northern Pacific Rim.