Page-Ladson site

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The Page-Ladson site is a submerged prehistoric archaeological site in Florida known for evidence of some of the earliest human activity in the southeastern United States.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric site ⓘ
submerged site ⓘ
associatedWithSpecies mastodon ⓘ
other Pleistocene megafauna ⓘ
contains faunal remains ⓘ
lithic artifacts ⓘ
stratified sediment deposits ⓘ
wood and plant remains ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalAttribution Paleoindian ⓘ
linked to: Paleo-Indian period

early hunter-gatherers ⓘ
discoveredIn 1950s ⓘ
earliestHumanOccupationDate approximately 14,550 years ago ⓘ
environment submerged sinkhole-like depression in river channel ⓘ
firstInvestigatedArchaeologicallyIn 1960s ⓘ
geomorphologicalSetting karst landscape ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Early Holocene ⓘ
Late Pleistocene ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf Paleoindian activity ⓘ
butchering of mastodon ⓘ
cut-marked bones ⓘ
organic preservation in waterlogged sediments ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
hasResearchMethod geoarchaeological analysis ⓘ
radiocarbon dating ⓘ
underwater excavation ⓘ
hasStratigraphy multi-layered Pleistocene and Holocene deposits ⓘ
hasTypeOfArtifacts bifacial stone tools ⓘ
hasTypeOfArtifacts bone tools ⓘ
flakes ⓘ
isSubmerged yes ⓘ
knownFor association of stone tools with extinct megafauna remains ⓘ
early human occupation evidence in southeastern United States ⓘ
underwater Paleoindian archaeology ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
Jefferson County, Florida ⓘ
locatedInRegion southeastern United States ⓘ
locatedOn Aucilla River ⓘ
partOfDiscussion debate on timing of first Americans ⓘ
preservationType waterlogged ⓘ
radiocarbonDated yes ⓘ
radiocarbonDatesRangeFrom approximately 14,550 to 11,000 years before present ⓘ
researchTopics early peopling of the Americas ⓘ
human–megafauna interactions ⓘ
underwater archaeological methods ⓘ
significance supports pre-Clovis human presence in southeastern North America ⓘ
waterBodyType river sinkhole ⓘ

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Aucilla River → hasArchaeologicalSite → Page-Ladson site ⓘ