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Clovis-era archaeology in northern New Hampshire: the Israel River Complex

new perspectives on the first americansCollege StationPublished In 2004 • Pages: 49-54

By: Boisvert, Richard N.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The Israel River complex consists of at least five sites located along an east-west route through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The author describes their discovery and excavation, and summarizes the finds. The lithic assemblages are dominated by a locally available rhyolite.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
Location
Topography and geology
Mineral resources
Lithic industries
Settlement patterns
Weapons
General tools
Routes
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
5: Excellent Primary 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
1995-2000
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
11,500-10,500 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern New Hampshire, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Richard A. Boisvert
Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-54)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleo-Indians