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Preliminary investigation of a late Wisconsinan fauna from K1 cave, Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Carolyn L. Ramsey ,
Paul A. Griffiths ,
Daryl W. Fedje ,
Rebecca J. Wigen  and
Quentin Mackie
Carolyn L. Ramsey*
Affiliation:
312–2056 Oak Bay Ave., Victoria, B.C., Canada V8R 1E4
Paul A. Griffiths
Affiliation:
Cave Management Services/KarstCare, 544 Springbok Road, Campbell River, B.C., Canada V9W 8A2
Daryl W. Fedje
Affiliation:
Parks Canada, 711 Broughton Street, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8W 1E2
Rebecca J. Wigen
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8L 3P5
Quentin Mackie
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8L 3P5
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail address:sciurus46@yahoo.ca (C.L. Ramsey).
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Abstract

Recent investigations of a limestone solution cave on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) have yielded skeletal remains of fauna including late Pleistocene and early Holocene bears, one specimen of which dates to ca. 14,400 14C yr B.P. This new fossil evidence sheds light on early postglacial environmental conditions in this archipelago, with implications for the timing of early human migration into the Americas.

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Quaternary Research , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , July 2004 , pp. 105 - 109
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University of Washington

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