Deglaciation of the Pacific coastal corridor directly preceded the human colonization of the Americas

作者：Alia J. Lesnek, Jason P. Briner, Charlotte Lindqvist, James F. Baichtal, Timothy H. Heaton · 发表于：Science Advances · 年份：2018 · DOI：10.1126/sciadv.aar5040 · 被引用次数：185 · 研究领域：Geology and Paleoclimatology Research、Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies、Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

C dating of bones from an ice-overrun cave. We also show that productive marine and terrestrial ecosystems were established almost immediately following deglaciation. We conclude that CIS retreat ensured that an open and ecologically viable pathway through southeastern Alaska was available after 17 ka ago, which may have been traversed by early humans as they colonized the Americas.