Late Paleoindian occupation of the southern Rocky Mountains : early Holocene projectile points and land use in the high country / Bonnie L. Pitblado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitblado, Bonnie L., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleo-Indians--Colorado.

Paleo-Indians.

Paleo-Indians--Utah.

Paleo-Indians--Rocky Mountains.

Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric--Rocky Mountains.

Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric.

Projectile points--Rocky Mountains.

Projectile points.

Colorado--Antiquities.

Colorado.

Antiquities.

Utah--Antiquities.

Utah.

Rocky Mountains.

Physical Description:

xviii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2003]

Contents:

2 Environment: Modern and Early Holocene 29

3 Hunter-Gatherer Land Use, Lithic Technology, and Late Paleoindian Occupation of the Project Area 45

4 Projectile Point Analysis Procedure 65

5 Late Paleoindian Projectile Point Typology in the Western United States 79

6 Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Typological Variability 125

7 Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Raw Material Variability 145

8 Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Qualitative Technological Variability 175

9 Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Quantitative Technological Variability 201

10 Late Paleoindian Projectile Points: Condition and Reworking 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-284) and index.

ISBN:

0870817280

OCLC:

51336504