Archaeology of the Terminal Pleistocene McDonald Creek Site, Central Alaska

Summary

In 2014 archaeologists from Texas A&M University and Colorado State University began a long-term excavation of the McDonald Creek site (FAI-2043), located in the Tanana valley of central Alaska. In this paper we present our initial results. At least two terminal Pleistocene cultural components with preserved living floors, lithic artifacts, faunal and floral remains have been unearthed, respectively dating to about 14,000 and 12,600 cal BP. At the end of the 2014 field season, a probe unearthed even earlier artifacts, so far only known to predate 14,000 cal BP. Two additional Northern Archaic components occur. This site’s context in Beringian archaeology is considered.

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• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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