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Climatic Variability At Modoc Rock Shelter (Illinois) And Watson Brake (Louisiana): Biometric And Isotopic Evidence From Archaeological Freshwater Mussel Shell, Sarah Mistak Caughron
Climatic Variability At Modoc Rock Shelter (Illinois) And Watson Brake (Louisiana): Biometric And Isotopic Evidence From Archaeological Freshwater Mussel Shell, Sarah Mistak Caughron
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This thesis assesses climate change during the Hypsithermal Climatic Interval through the analysis of freshwater mussel remains from archaeological sites in Eastern North America. Modern climate data was used as a model to test the mosaic consequences of climate change. Freshwater mussels: can be used as indicators of precipitation by examining changes in overall size through time: larger mussels are found in larger streams, while smaller mussels are found in smaller streams. This study combines morphometric and isotopic data from archaeological freshwater mussels at Modoc Rock Shelter, Watson Brake, Plum Creek, Owens site, and Landerneau mounds to assess past climatic …