The boreal zone and its ecosystems provide numerous provisioning, regulating, cultural,
and supporting services. Because of its resources and its hydroelectric potential, Canada's …

Apart from the current human-induced climate change, the Holocene is notable for its stable
climate. In contrast, the preceding age, the Pleistocene, was a time of intensive climatic …

INTRODUCTION The consensus view on the peopling of the Americas is that ancestors of
modern Native Americans entered the Americas from Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge …

The exact timing, route, and process of the initial peopling of the Americas remains uncertain
despite much research. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of humans as far as …

The peopling of the Americas has been the subject of extensive genetic, archaeological and
linguistic research; however, central questions remain unresolved,,,,. One contentious issue …

Demographic models built from genetic data play important roles in illuminating prehistorical
events and serving as null models in genome scans for selection. We introduce an inference …

This volume is a major revision and expansion of Taylor's seminal book Radiocarbon
Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. It covers the major advances and accomplishments …

The timing of the first entry of humans into North America is still hotly debated within the
scientific community. Excavations conducted at Bluefish Caves (Yukon Territory) from 1977 …

I ntroduction Humans first peopled the North American Arctic (northern Alaska, Canada, and
Greenland) around 6000 years ago, leaving behind a complex archaeological record that …

Background It is widely accepted that the ancestors of Native Americans arrived in the New
World via Beringia approximately 10 to 30 thousand years ago (kya). However, the arrival …