The Aubrey Clovis site is one of the oldest late-Pleistocene sites in North America, dated to ~11,550 B.P., and contains two camps with a range of lithic debitage, numerous hearths, and excellent faunal preservation. Couched in rules of classification, a series of artifact distributions are analyzed with qualitative and quantitative techniques, including maps produced in a geographic information system (GIS) and tests of artifact associations using correlation statistics. Theoretical and methodological protocols are promoted to improve spatial analysis in archaeology. The results support the short-term occupation interpretation and expose the differential patterning among bone, stone, and raw materials distributions. The spatial structure and diverse content of the site challenge models of Clovis-age people as strictly big game hunters.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc4828 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Witt, Benjamin A. |
| Contributors | Ferring, C. Reid, Acevedo, Miguel F., Nagaoka, Lisa |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Witt, Benjamin A., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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