essay
Was Clovis a colonizing population in eastern North America?
first discovery of america: archaeological evidence of the early inhabitants of the ohio area • Columbus, Ohio • Published In 1994 • Pages: 95-116
By: Tankersley, Kenneth B..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author examines data from Clovis sites in the eastern United States and Canada, including raw material sources (Knife River Flint, Hixton Silicified Sandstone, Wyandotte chert, and Flint Ridge and Upper Mercer cherts), in an exploration of artifact transportation over time. The diagnostic style of lithic tool manufacture is discussed.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Diagnostic material attributes
- Location
- External migration
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- Travel
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Paleo-Indian
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- New World
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- New World
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 12,200-10,800 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ontario, Canada; eastern United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kenneth B. Tankersley
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-109)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Paleo-Indians