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including the fish and shellfish, and crabs that form the vital fisheries, so important
to the economy of the region and the social fabric and way of life of the local
inhabitants.
As the eastern sky begins to grow brighter, and the stars begin to fade, we wrap
up the survey and head back toward our little house at Jockey’s Ridge State Park to
have some breakfast and coffee. Already, trucks with fishing rods mounted on the
grill, and coolers in the back, begin their trek to the beach to surf cast. When we
arrive, the rest of the crew are up and getting prepared for the rest of the day’s work,
including the vibracoring, which brings us back to the hot sand flats where we’re
working.
Fig. 2.6 Map showing the location and ages (in years before present; cal y BP) of paleo-inlets
(ancient inlets) in the Outer Banks, NC. LIA refers to the Little Ice Age that occurred between
approximately 700 years ago (700 BP) and 100 years ago. MCA refers to the Medieval Climate
Anomaly that peaked about 1000 years ago (1000 BP) (Mallinson et al. 2011)
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including the fish and shellfish, and crabs that form the vital fisheries, so important
to the economy of the region and the social fabric and way of life of the local
inhabitants.
As the eastern sky begins to grow brighter, and the stars begin to fade, we wrap
up the survey and head back toward our little house at Jockey’s Ridge State Park to
have some breakfast and coffee. Already, trucks with fishing rods mounted on the
grill, and coolers in the back, begin their trek to the beach to surf cast. When we
arrive, the rest of the crew are up and getting prepared for the rest of the day’s work,
including the vibracoring, which brings us back to the hot sand flats where we’re
working.
Fig. 2.6 Map showing the location and ages (in years before present; cal y BP) of paleo-inlets
(ancient inlets) in the Outer Banks, NC. LIA refers to the Little Ice Age that occurred between
approximately 700 years ago (700 BP) and 100 years ago. MCA refers to the Medieval Climate
Anomaly that peaked about 1000 years ago (1000 BP) (Mallinson et al. 2011)
D. J. Mallinson