Pre Clovis and Paleoindian
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This report continues the author’s research on the location, status and artifact inventories of Paleoindian sites in Northern Alabama (c.f. Cole 2006) by providing a summary of the site data for Madison County, Alabama, and providing a... more
The 2013 to 2016 archaeological recovery of the Bowser Road mastodon (Mammut americanum), Orange County, New York, (R.M. Gramly, 2017*) advances PaleoAmerican and Clovis studies (+/- 11,000 to 13,000 years before present).______ A case... more
American archeology has long been polarized over the issue of a human presence in the Western Hemisphere earlier than Clovis. As evidence of early sites across North and South America continues to emerge, stone tool assemblages appear... more
Ushki sites complex (Central Kamchatka) is one of the most famous geoarchaeological objects in Northeast Asia. The article presents the results of trasological analysis of stone beads and pendants from Paleolithic burial of VIIth cultural... more
This paper summarizes the findings from archaeological excavations conducted at three open-air prehistoric sites located along the central Buffalo River in Perry County, Tennessee. Analysis and technical reporting of the recovered samples... more
Early man arrived in Middle America from the north sometime within the Pleistocene. Almost all evidence of his presence indicates an arrival no earlier than 40,000 yrs. B.P. and probably later than 35, 000 B.P. From about 11,500 B.P.... more
Review of Donald K. Grayson's 2016 book: Giant Sloths and Sabertooth Cats: Extinct Mammals and the Archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin. Published by the University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.
Junius Bird's work at Fell's Cave, Chile in 1936 and 1937 established the presence of Early PaleoIndian peoples using "fish tail" fluted points in southernmost South America. Compiling data from various researchers, including numerous... more
Review of the evidence: archaeology, genetics, linguistics and geology. Peopling of the Americas including North and South America. Clovis and pre-Clovis discoveries. Latest cutting edge discoveries.
Compelling archaeological evidence of an occupation older than Clovis (~12.8 to 13.1 thousand years ago) in North America is present at only a few sites, and the stone tool assemblages from these sites are small and varied. The Debra L.... more