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The Great Paleolithic War: How Science Forged an Understanding of America's Ice Age Past

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Following the discovery in Europe in the late 1850s that humanity had roots predating known history and reaching deep into the Pleistocene era, scientists wondered whether North American prehistory might be just as ancient. And why not? The geological strata seemed exactly analogous between America and Europe, which would lead one to believe that North American humanity ought to be as old as the European variety. This idea set off an eager race for evidence of the people who might have occupied North America during the Ice ...

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The Great Paleolithic War: How Science Forged an Understanding of America's Ice Age Past 2015, University of Chicago Press

ISBN-13: 9780226293226

Hardcover