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Seawater Sampling and Collection
Published on: June 17, 2009
リトル・サルト・スプリング,フロリダ: ユニークな水中遺跡
まとめ
フロリダ州にあるリトル・ソルト・スプリングには,パレオ・インディアンとアルカイック時代の古代遺物が保存されています. 証拠は,古代民族と後のグラデス伝統の間の文化的なつながりを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 考古学考古学とは
- パレオ環境の研究
- フロリダの歴史 フロリダの歴史 フロリダの歴史
背景:
- リトル・ソルト・スプリングは,フロリダのユニークなセノートで,深い海底洞窟の上の浅い盆が特徴です.
- セノテの過去の淡水環境は,有機物質の保存を容易にした.
- この遺跡には,数千年以上にわたる人間の居住の証拠が含まれています.
研究 の 目的:
- リトル・ソルトスプリングの保存された有機遺物と人間の遺骨を分析するために.
- 場所での人間の存在の時間順序を確立するために.
- フロリダ州の異なる史前集団間の潜在的な文化的なつながりを調査する.
主な方法:
- オーガニック・アーティファクトの発掘と分析.
- 材料の放射性炭素年代測定 材料の放射性炭素年代測定
- ヒトの骨格分析 ヒトの骨格分析
- アーティファクトのタイプと埋葬の慣行を比較的に研究する.
主要な成果:
- パレオ・インディアン・アーカイック・インディアン・アーティファクトの発見は,12,000~9,000~6,800~5,200年前のものです.
- 約1,000人の埋葬物がある大型のアルカイック時代の墓地の特定.
- 遺物や埋葬方法は,古代民族とグラデス伝統の文化的な関係を示している.
結論:
- リトル・ソルト・スプリングは,フロリダの初期の人類居住を理解するために重要な場所です.
- この発見は,フロリダ州南部で長期にわたる文化的な連続性を明らかにしています.
- この研究は,重要な古老環境および考古学的データを保存するセノテの重要性を強調しています.
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