Current perspectives on stemmed and fluted technologies in the American Far West / edited by Katelyn N. McDonough, Richard L. Rosencrance, and Jordan E. Pratt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McDonough, Katelyn N., 1988- editor.

Rosencrance, Richard L., editor.

Pratt, Jordan E., 1993- editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Projectile points--West (U.S.)--History.

Projectile points.

Tools, Prehistoric--West (U.S.).

Tools, Prehistoric.

Stone implements--West (U.S.)--History.

Stone implements.

Indians of North America--Implements--West (U.S.).

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Antiquities.

Excavations (Archaeology)--West (U.S.).

Excavations (Archaeology).

West (U.S.)--Antiquities.

West (U.S.).

Antiquities.

Indians of North America--Antiquities.

Indians of North America--Implements.

West United States.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xiii, 369 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This volume provides the most comprehensive overview of archaeological research into the late Pleistocene and early Holocene occupation of the North American Far West in over a decade. It focuses on the relationship between stemmed and fluted point technologies in the region, which has recently risen to the forefront of debate about the initial settlement of the Americas. Established and early career researchers apply a wide range of analytical approaches to explore chronological, geographical, and technological aspects of these tools and what they reveal about the people who made them. While such interrelationships have intrigued archaeologists for nearly a century, until now they have not been systematically examined together in a single curated volume. Contributions are organized into three main sections: stemmed point technologies, fluted point technologies, and broader interactions. Topics range from regional overviews of chronologies and technologies to site-level findings containing extensive new data. The culmination of many years of work by dozens of researchers, this volume lays new groundwork for understanding technological innovation, diversity, and exchange among early Indigenous peoples in North America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A history of stemmed and fluted projectile point research in the American Far West / by Katelyn N. McDonough, Richard L. Rosencrance, and Jordan E. Pratt

Western stemmed tradition projectile point chronology in the intermountain West / by Richard L. Rosencrance, Daron Duke, Amanda Hartman, and Andrew Hoskins

Western stemmed tradition toolstone conveyance and its role in understanding how early populations settled into the Northwestern Great Basin / by Geoffrey M. Smith, Dennis L. Jenkins, Derek J. Reaux, Sophia Jamaldin, Richard L. Rosencrance, and Katelyn N. McDonough

Haskett and its Clovis Parallels / by Daron Duke and Daniel Stueber

Regional morphological homogeneity among Mojave Desert Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene projectile points / by Edward J. Knell and Mark Q. Sutton

The younger Dryas-aged stemmed points from Smith Creek Cave, Nevada / by Joshua Lynch, Caitlin Doherty, Ted Goebel, and Pat Barker

The Western stemmed tradition predates Clovis in the Columbia River Plateau : evidence from the Cooper's Ferry Site / by Loren G. Davis

The Clovis record in the Far West / by George T. Jones and Charlotte Beck

Geographic variability of Far West fluted points / by Mike F. Rondeau, Nicole D. George, and John W. Dougherty

The ages of stemmed and fluted points in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains / by Todd A. Surovell

Stemmed points in the Southwest / by Cassandra L. Keyes

Cultural transmission and the interaction of two cultural traditions in the Far West populations in the Intermountain West / by Charlotte Beck and George T. Jones

A paleocoastal western stemmed tradition variant from the California Channel Islands / by Jon M. Erlandson, Todd J. Braje, Kristina M. Gill, Amy E. Gusick, and Torbin C. Rick

Across the Continental Divide / by David Meltzer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781647691431

1647691435

OCLC:

1395553993

Publisher Number:

99996525661