Page-Ladson site
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The Page-Ladson site is a submerged prehistoric archaeological site in Florida known for evidence of some of the earliest human activity in the southeastern United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
prehistoric site ⓘ submerged site ⓘ |
| associatedWithSpecies |
mastodon
ⓘ
other Pleistocene megafauna ⓘ |
| contains |
faunal remains
ⓘ
lithic artifacts ⓘ stratified sediment deposits ⓘ wood and plant remains ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAttribution |
Paleoindian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| earliestHumanOccupationDate | approximately 14,550 years ago ⓘ |
| environment | submerged sinkhole-like depression in river channel ⓘ |
| firstInvestigatedArchaeologicallyIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalSetting | karst landscape ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod |
Early Holocene
ⓘ
Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Paleoindian activity
ⓘ
butchering of mastodon ⓘ cut-marked bones ⓘ organic preservation in waterlogged sediments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasResearchMethod |
geoarchaeological analysis
ⓘ
radiocarbon dating ⓘ underwater excavation ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multi-layered Pleistocene and Holocene deposits ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArtifacts | bifacial stone tools ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArtifacts |
bone tools
ⓘ
flakes ⓘ |
| isSubmerged | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association of stone tools with extinct megafauna remains
ⓘ
early human occupation evidence in southeastern United States ⓘ underwater Paleoindian archaeology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Jefferson County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern United States ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Aucilla River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDiscussion | debate on timing of first Americans ⓘ |
| preservationType | waterlogged ⓘ |
| radiocarbonDated | yes ⓘ |
| radiocarbonDatesRangeFrom | approximately 14,550 to 11,000 years before present ⓘ |
| researchTopics |
early peopling of the Americas
ⓘ
human–megafauna interactions ⓘ underwater archaeological methods ⓘ |
| significance | supports pre-Clovis human presence in southeastern North America ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | river sinkhole ⓘ |
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