A Younger Dryas signature in bison bone stable isotopes from the southern Plains of North America

Kristen Carlson, Leland C. Bement, Brian J. Carter, Brendan J. Culleton, Douglas J. Kennett

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Abstract

Stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios from bison bone collagen recovered from Paleoindian bison kill sites provide a record of the B/A, YD, and EH climates in the North American southern Plains. This record is compared to the stable C isotopes derived from previously published, dated paleosols from the region. Together these data sources define a local response of the southern Plains grassland structure to the changing climatic conditions, specifically temperature and precipitation, during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition, including a Clovis drought and late Folsom warmup and drying.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1259-1265
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Volume21
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Archaeology
  • Archaeology

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