North American Clovis Point Form and Performance: An Experimental Assessment of Penetration Depth

Authors :: Robert S. Walker
Alyssa Perrone
Brett A. Story
Marcus J. Hamilton
Michelle R. Bebber
Briggs Buchanan
Metin I. Eren
Source :: Lithic Technology. 45:263-282
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2020.
Abstract: In Late Pleistocene North America colonizing hunter-gatherers knapped and used Clovis fluted projectile points. During their expansion the size and shape of Clovis points changed significantly. Arc...

Subjects :: Arc (geometry)
Archeology
Paleontology
Pleistocene
Experimental archaeology
Anthropology
Projectile point
Point (geometry)
Penetration depth
Geology

Tools