Microstratigraphic and Sedimentational Studies of an Early Man Site Near Lucy, New Mexico

Author

Jerry Harbour

Publication Date

Spring 4-7-1958

Abstract

The purpose of the study has been to interpret the sedimentary record of the Lucy site deposits in order to establish a climatic sequence into which various cultural zones, especially the Sandia, may be placed, and to date this climatic sequence as accurately as possible. A second purpose has been to establish the reliability of the Pleistocene Lake Estancia shore levels as a regional floating chronology of climatic events, and to correlate the Lucy site sediments with this regional chronology. By means of the Lucy site artifacts, this chronology is partly fixed in time, so as a result of the importance and significance of this regional chronology, considerable space in this report is devoted to a discussion and interpretations of the Lake Estancia shore levels which have left their marks very near the Lucy site.

Degree Name

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

First Committee Member (Chair)

Sherman Alexander Wengerd

Second Committee Member

Roger Yates Anderson

Third Committee Member

Stuart Alvord Northrop

Project Sponsors

New Mexico Geological Society, United States Geological Survey

Language

English

Keywords

Lucy Site, Estancia Basin, Lake Estancia, Climatology, Sandia Cave, Climatic Dating

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Harbour, Jerry. "Microstratigraphic and Sedimentational Studies of an Early Man Site Near Lucy, New Mexico." (1958). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/168