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The Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene archaeology of the Great Basin

Journal of world prehistory • 11 (2) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 161-236

By: Beck, Charlotte, Jones, George Thomas.

Abstract
Beck and Jones don't distinguish between the Paleoindian and Early Archaic periods. Instead, they refer to the population living in the Great Basin during the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene as Paleoarchaic. Where it was possible to distinguish between the Paleoindian and the Early Archaic time periods only the data that pertain to the Early Archaic time period were marked for OCM (Outline of Material Cultures) codes. Beck and Jones have written a review of the Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene archaeological record in the Great Basin. They focus on the lithic technologies there because that is what has survived and they discuss where sites are located and why. Most Great Basin sites are surface ones with no stratigraphy which has made it difficult to determine the chronological order of the various projectile points. Recent studies, however, indicate that some of the stemmed projectile points were probably multiuse tools rather than just hunting weapons.
Subjects
Culture summary
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
Settlement patterns
Land use
tradition
Early Desert Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
11,500-7500 BP (9500-5500 BC)
Coverage Place
Great Basin; California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah; United States
Notes
Charlotte Beck and George T. Jones
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236)
LCCN
87655790
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities