essay
A proposed revision of the classification of Midwestern Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic projectile points
first discovery of america: archaeological evidence of the early inhabitants of the ohio area • Columbus, Ohio • Published In 1994 • Pages: 177-210
By: Vickery, Kent D. (Kent David), Litfin, James C..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors present a reclassification of projectile points found from the Paleo-Indian through Middle Archaic periods in the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada. They provide an identification key in the hope of correcting inconsistencies in the existing literature and aiding archaeologists in assigning points to their time periods and, perhaps, culture. They also provide a chart of projectile point traits found in various time periods.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Typologies and classifications
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- Dating methods in archaeology
- 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
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 12,000-6000 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
- Kent D. Vickery and James C. Litfin
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-194)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Paleo-Indians