Clovis Caches: Recent Discoveries and New Research

Clovis Caches: Recent Discoveries and New Research
ISBN-10
0826354831
ISBN-13
9780826354839
Category
Social Science
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2014-05-01
Publisher
UNM Press
Authors
Bruce B. Huckell, J. David Kilby

Description

“A unique, significant contribution to our maturing studies of the Clovis era.”—Gary Haynes, author of The Early Settlement of North America: The Clovis Era The Paleoindian Clovis culture is known for distinctive stone and bone tools often associated with mammoth and bison remains, dating back some 13,500 years. While the term Clovis is known to every archaeology student, few books have detailed the specifics of Clovis archaeology. This collection of essays investigates caches of Clovis tools, many of which have only recently come to light. These caches are time capsules that allow archaeologists to examine Clovis tools at earlier stages of manufacture than the broken and discarded artifacts typically recovered from other sites. The studies comprising this volume treat methodological and theoretical issues including the recognition of Clovis caches, Clovis lithic technology, mobility, and land use.

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