50,000 years of vegetation change in the Northeastern Great Basin, 1998
Scope and Content
Collections consists of articles and archeaology reports relating to the archaeology and anthropology Schroedl collected during his career. These items cover the geographic areas of Southern Utah, the Four Corners Area, and the Great Basin.
Dates
- Creation: 1998
Access:
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours.
Conditions Governing Use
Access restricted
Full Extent
From the Collection: 27 Linear Feet (33 containers)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
report
General
This report summarized results of paleo-environmental research conducted in northeastern Nevada and adjacent Utah, sponsored in part by the US Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office. The work involves analysis of ancient plant remains retrieved from fossil packrat middens in the region, to characterize the vegetation history of the region during roughly the last 50,000 years, encompassing the middle and late Wisconsin glacial period and the subsequent Holocene (modern) climatic epoch. The purposes of the research were twofold: first, to develop and understanding of long-term vegetation change in response to climate change during and science the last glacial period; and second, to provide environmental context for placing patterns of prehistoric human adaptations as reflected in the archaeological record.
Source
- Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada Systems, Social Sciences Center (Publisher, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository