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Paleo-Indian flaked stone technology in the North American High Plains

from kostenki to clovis: upper paleolothic-paleo-indian adaptationsNew YorkPublished In 1993 • Pages: 251-262

By: Bradley, Bruce A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author describes the flaked stone technologies and techniques used to create the various Paleo-Indian projectile points found on the High Plains. Only the data pertaining to Clovis and Goshen are relevant to the Early Paleo-Indian Tradition.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Comparative evidence
Cultural participation
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
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
11,500-8500 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern High Plains, North America
NotesAdditional notes
Bruce A. Bradley
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-262)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
92036558
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleo-Indians