Late Pleistocene Peopling of the Americas: Integrating Genetics and Archaeology
Dr. Ben Potter
Professor, Department of Anthropology
University of Alaska Fairbanks
email: bapotter@alaska.edu
website: www.uaf.edu/ant...
Ancient genetics have transformed our understanding of the peopling of the Americas, yet archaeological and paleoecological data have yet to be fully integrated to produce more rigorous and realistic models. This talk will bring together the most recent archaeogenetic data (most published within the last few years) to bear on the archaeology of the far north. The talk will highlight both the emerging consensus among these records as well as important areas of disagreement on the origins and expansions of the earliest Americans. Potential routes (coastal and interior) will be evaluated based on current data.
Dr. Ben A. Potter is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His research interests include high latitude adaptations, intersite variability, site structure and organization, and long-term history. He leads investigations at important subarctic sites, including Upward Sun River, Mead, Gerstle River, and Delta River Overlook, and is currently engaged in archaeogenetics, geoarchaeology and human ecology research directed at understanding the peopling of northeast Asia, Beringia, and the Americas.
Presented to the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society (PCAS) on March 14, 2024. For more information on the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society (PCAS) please see www.pcas.org
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