essay

Late Pleistocene lithic exploitation in the midwest and midsouth: Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky

early paleoindian economies of eastern north america • Greenwich, Conn. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 259-299

By: Tankersley, Kenneth B..

Abstract
The author examined fluted point distribution in the glaciated and unglaciated sections of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, with the objective of advancing understanding about lithic production regarding favored sources, distribution, exchange, subsistence-settlement patterns, and initial colonization. The points were provenienced to at least the county level and almost half could be provenienced to one of 144 Early Paleo-Indian sites.
Subjects
Mineral resources
Lithic industries
Weapons
Settlement patterns
Land use
Hunting and trapping
Internal trade
External migration
tradition
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
New World
Sub Region
New World
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
12,500-10,500 BP
Coverage Place
Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, United States
Notes
Kenneth B. Tankersley
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-299)
LCCN
91106503
LCSH
Paleo-Indians