Production Skill and Paleoindian Workgroup Organization in the Medicine Creek Drainage,Southwestern Nebraska |
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Authors: | Douglas B Bamforth Keri Hicks |
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Institution: | (1) Anthropology Department, 233 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0233, USA;(2) Nebraska National Forest, Chadron, NE 69337, USA |
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Abstract: | Extremely skillful stoneworking is widely cited as an important characteristic of the Paleoindian period in North America.
This paper considers differences in finished and unfinished projectile points and bifaces from two Paleoindian sites in the
Medicine Creek drainage of southwestern Nebraska with this in mind, arguing that these differences reflect significant differences
in the overall level of skill of the stoneworkers who used these sites. Recognizing variability in Paleoindian flintknapping
skill has implications for the organization of landuse in the Medicine Creek region and for our understanding of the archaeology
of the Paleoindian period in general. |
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Keywords: | Paleoindian Skill Flintknapping Projectile points |
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