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Illuminating Activities at Paleo Crossing (33ME274) Through Microwear Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID9291663
AuthorsG Logan Miller (0000-0002-5104-6303, The Ohio State University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume38
Issue2
Pages108-97
Publication date2013-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLithic Technology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-7261 • E-ISSN: 2051-6185
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/0197726113z.00000000012
OpenAlexW2061826483
LanguageEN
Citations received50
References cited23

Microwear analysis provides a means to extract important information on the activities conducted at Paleoindian sites from meager assemblages. Microwear analysis was conducted on a sample of 10 tools from the Paleo Crossing site in Medina County, Ohio. Tools analyzed included fluted points, end scrapers, blades, gravers, and unifacial knives. Wear patterns indicated that the tools were used to cut, scrape, engrave, and penetrate (i.e., via a projectile) such materials as soft plant, meat, hide, and bone/antler. Several of the tools were hafted and wear patterns were well developed overall. Based on this pilot study, comparison with microwear studies conducted on sites in the Great Lakes region and beyond suggests that Paleo Crossing provides new information on the number, as well as the types, of Paleoindian tools used to cut soft plant

Antler · Archaeology · Geography · Projectile point · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology

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