essay

Recent Paleoindian research in Tennessee

paleoindian and early archaic southeastTuscaloosa • Published In 1996 • Pages: 288-297

By: Broster, John B..

Abstract
Broster and Norton worked with private collectors throughout Tennessee to collect data on projectile points and uniface tools. Their main goals were to obtain locations of these artifacts and to ground check the locations. They found 47 Paleoindian sites and 77 localities. Several sites are briefly described. They found many of the isolated finds were in fact substantial Paleoindian sites and that dense fluted points sites may be fairly common. They also stress cooperation between the professional and amateur archaeologist be pursued to further knowledge of the Paleoindian period.
Subjects
Artifact and archive collections
Weapons
Identification
General tools
Recording and collecting in the field
tradition
Late Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
General North America
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field Date
1988-1994
Coverage Date
11,700-9000 BP (9700-7000 BC)
Coverage Place
Tennessee, United States
Notes
John B. Broster and Mark R. Norton
For bibliographical references see document 1: Anderson and Sassaman
LCCN
96019012
LCSH
Paleo-Indians--Southern States
Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities
Southern States--Antiquities