RISING SEA LEVEL AND PREHISTORIC CULTURAL ECOLOGY IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

pp211-221. Removed from AMERICAN ANTIQUITY. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY, Volume 37, Number 2, April, 1972. Wrps. VG. May contain a first or last xeroxed page. Abstract: Sea level has been rising over the past 4 millenia along the coast of northern New England, but the rate of rise has been faster in the direction of the Bay of Fundy. In any given locality, the rate of the rise has been steadily slowing during that time. These and other concurrent changes have complicated the study of shifts in prehistoric cultural ecology. This paper utilizes archaeological data from 2 important localities to unravel the complex interaction of evolving technology, changing sea level, shifts in marine resources, and probable changes in terrestrial flora and fauna over time. Locally specific natural limitations on cultural options are discussed.