What the evidence from Bluefish Caves suggests is that the people there were engaged in sophisticated carcass processing — the kind of systematic extraction of multiple resources from a carcass that implies technological capacity for making clothing from hides (since the cut marks include skinning marks) and for producing stored or transported food.

The cold itself, while extreme, would also have been a resource in certain respects.

Frozen carcasses could be stored — a successful large-animal kill could provide food for weeks or months if the meat froze and was protected from carnivore access.

The cold-climate environment, while challenging, was one in which specific adaptations could turn the extreme temperature from a liability into a partial advantage.

The social dimension of Last Glacial Maximum survival is also important.