Daniel S Amick
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 137162 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Daniel S Amick |
| NOMBRES | Daniel S |
| APELLIDO | Amick |
| FIRMA | AMICK D S |
| AFILIACIONES | Loyola University Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9828-2573 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 215 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1986 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
Chipped-Stone Crescents from the Terminal Pleistocene–Early Holocene of Far Western North America and the Transverse Projectile Point Hypothesis
Lone Butte
The Lone Butte site represents a substantial lithic assemblage from a Folsom hunting camp and overlook locality in the central Tularosa Basin of south-central New Mexico. It appears to be similar to the Rio Rancho site in the Central Rio Grande Valley in terms of its landscape position and assemblage signature. Lone Butte represents the largest and most comprehensive lithic assemblage from any Paleoindian site in the Tularosa Basin, strongly docu…
Evolving views on the Pleistocene colonization of North America
Reflection on the Origins of Recycling
An international gathering of about 50 archaeologists convened at Tel-Aviv University on October 7–10, 2013 for a research workshop entitled “The Origins of Recycling: A Paleolithic Perspective,” w
The recycling of material culture today and during the Paleolithic
Folsom
A Possible Ritual Cache of Great Basin Stemmed Bifaces from the Terminal Pleistocene—Early Holocene Occupation of Nw Nevada, USA
Recently, an assemblage of 19 obsidian tools has come to light following the death of their original collector. This collection apparently resultedfrom his excavations in an unknown cave in 1974 and may have been found buried together as a cache and ritual offering. These unusually large tools correspond to the Parman variety of the Great Basin Stemmed cluster, which is associated with the terminal Pleistocene-early Holocene occupation of the Gre…
Effects of Raw Material on Flake Breakage Patterns
Differences in the mechanical properties of raw materials can exert significant influences on resulting patterns of flake breakage within a debitage assemblage. A recent technique of debltage analysis based on flake breakage categories (Sullivan and Rozen 1985] is used to demonstrate these effects in archaeological and experimental situations. These cases demonstrate significant variation in flake breakage patterns that can be attributed to raw m…
Regional patterns of Folsom mobility and land use in the American Southwest
This paper develops a regional model of Folsom land use for the American Southwest that suggests variation corresponding to seasonal patterns of resource availability. Settlement patterns and raw material movement provide an indication of the scale and intensity of Folsom land use. Comparison of these estimates with data from modern hunter‐gatherers suggests that Paleoindian groups were exceptionally mobile and modern hunter‐gatherers may not ser…
Patterns of Technological Variation Among Folsom and Midland Projectile Points in the American Southwest
Analysis of a large sample of Folsom and Midland points from locations throughout the American Southwest is used to suggest functional variation in Folsom fluting strategies. Reliance on Edwards chert and unfluted point manufacture on the Southern Plains is argued to result from tool stone conservation practices associated with logistical land use and high mobility. Theories of technological organization and risk reduction are shown to provide a …
Shiffing Sands
The Shifting Sands Site is located in a series of 5-8 m deep blowouts in the Monahans Dune System of Western Texas. The blowouts reveal a geomorphic sequence of Pleistocene lacustrine deposits overlain by a laminated series of thin sandy clay and sand lenses. Folsom artifacts and weathered bone are eroding from this one meter thick interstratified deposit. A massive dune deposit overlies the Folsom stratum. Over 400 Folsom stone tools and 4, 600 …
Experiments in Lithic Technology
Stone Tool Analysis
Foraging, Collecting, and Harvesting
An Evaluation of Debitage Produced by Experimental Bifacial Core Reduction of a Georgetown Chert Nodule
Controlled experimental reduction of a Georgetown chert nodule is used to evaluate the relationship of several discrete and continuous debitage attributes to the reduction sequence. The production of a bifacial blank using both hard and soft hammer percussion was the object of the experiment. Flake attributes are found to be strongly correlated with hammer type. The effects of switching hammer type during biface production complicate efforts to i…
Calculating Artifact Planview Area
Planview area is a useful measurement in lithic artifact analysis. The use of a compensating polar planimeter to obtain this measurement from artifact photocopies is rapid and accurate. The use of planview area in analyzing biface reduction trajectories demonstrates the value of this simple measurement
Regional patterns of Folsom mobility and land use in the American Southwest
This paper develops a regional model of Folsom land use for the American Southwest that suggests variation corresponding to seasonal patterns of resource availability. Settlement patterns and raw material movement provide an indication of the scale and intensity of Folsom land use. Comparison of these estimates with data from modern hunter‐gatherers suggests that Paleoindian groups were exceptionally mobile and modern hunter‐gatherers may not ser…
The recycling of material culture today and during the Paleolithic
Shiffing Sands
The Shifting Sands Site is located in a series of 5-8 m deep blowouts in the Monahans Dune System of Western Texas. The blowouts reveal a geomorphic sequence of Pleistocene lacustrine deposits overlain by a laminated series of thin sandy clay and sand lenses. Folsom artifacts and weathered bone are eroding from this one meter thick interstratified deposit. A massive dune deposit overlies the Folsom stratum. Over 400 Folsom stone tools and 4, 600 …
Patterns of Technological Variation Among Folsom and Midland Projectile Points in the American Southwest
Analysis of a large sample of Folsom and Midland points from locations throughout the American Southwest is used to suggest functional variation in Folsom fluting strategies. Reliance on Edwards chert and unfluted point manufacture on the Southern Plains is argued to result from tool stone conservation practices associated with logistical land use and high mobility. Theories of technological organization and risk reduction are shown to provide a …
Reflection on the Origins of Recycling
An international gathering of about 50 archaeologists convened at Tel-Aviv University on October 7–10, 2013 for a research workshop entitled “The Origins of Recycling: A Paleolithic Perspective,” w
Effects of Raw Material on Flake Breakage Patterns
Differences in the mechanical properties of raw materials can exert significant influences on resulting patterns of flake breakage within a debitage assemblage. A recent technique of debltage analysis based on flake breakage categories (Sullivan and Rozen 1985] is used to demonstrate these effects in archaeological and experimental situations. These cases demonstrate significant variation in flake breakage patterns that can be attributed to raw m…
A Possible Ritual Cache of Great Basin Stemmed Bifaces from the Terminal Pleistocene—Early Holocene Occupation of Nw Nevada, USA
Recently, an assemblage of 19 obsidian tools has come to light following the death of their original collector. This collection apparently resultedfrom his excavations in an unknown cave in 1974 and may have been found buried together as a cache and ritual offering. These unusually large tools correspond to the Parman variety of the Great Basin Stemmed cluster, which is associated with the terminal Pleistocene-early Holocene occupation of the Gre…
Evolving views on the Pleistocene colonization of North America
An Evaluation of Debitage Produced by Experimental Bifacial Core Reduction of a Georgetown Chert Nodule
Controlled experimental reduction of a Georgetown chert nodule is used to evaluate the relationship of several discrete and continuous debitage attributes to the reduction sequence. The production of a bifacial blank using both hard and soft hammer percussion was the object of the experiment. Flake attributes are found to be strongly correlated with hammer type. The effects of switching hammer type during biface production complicate efforts to i…
Chipped-Stone Crescents from the Terminal Pleistocene–Early Holocene of Far Western North America and the Transverse Projectile Point Hypothesis
Calculating Artifact Planview Area
Planview area is a useful measurement in lithic artifact analysis. The use of a compensating polar planimeter to obtain this measurement from artifact photocopies is rapid and accurate. The use of planview area in analyzing biface reduction trajectories demonstrates the value of this simple measurement
Calculating Artifact Planview Area
Planview area is a useful measurement in lithic artifact analysis. The use of a compensating polar planimeter to obtain this measurement from artifact photocopies is rapid and accurate. The use of planview area in analyzing biface reduction trajectories demonstrates the value of this simple measurement
Stone Tool Analysis
Foraging, Collecting, and Harvesting
An Evaluation of Debitage Produced by Experimental Bifacial Core Reduction of a Georgetown Chert Nodule
Controlled experimental reduction of a Georgetown chert nodule is used to evaluate the relationship of several discrete and continuous debitage attributes to the reduction sequence. The production of a bifacial blank using both hard and soft hammer percussion was the object of the experiment. Flake attributes are found to be strongly correlated with hammer type. The effects of switching hammer type during biface production complicate efforts to i…
Experiments in Lithic Technology
Shiffing Sands
The Shifting Sands Site is located in a series of 5-8 m deep blowouts in the Monahans Dune System of Western Texas. The blowouts reveal a geomorphic sequence of Pleistocene lacustrine deposits overlain by a laminated series of thin sandy clay and sand lenses. Folsom artifacts and weathered bone are eroding from this one meter thick interstratified deposit. A massive dune deposit overlies the Folsom stratum. Over 400 Folsom stone tools and 4, 600 …
Patterns of Technological Variation Among Folsom and Midland Projectile Points in the American Southwest
Analysis of a large sample of Folsom and Midland points from locations throughout the American Southwest is used to suggest functional variation in Folsom fluting strategies. Reliance on Edwards chert and unfluted point manufacture on the Southern Plains is argued to result from tool stone conservation practices associated with logistical land use and high mobility. Theories of technological organization and risk reduction are shown to provide a …
Regional patterns of Folsom mobility and land use in the American Southwest
This paper develops a regional model of Folsom land use for the American Southwest that suggests variation corresponding to seasonal patterns of resource availability. Settlement patterns and raw material movement provide an indication of the scale and intensity of Folsom land use. Comparison of these estimates with data from modern hunter‐gatherers suggests that Paleoindian groups were exceptionally mobile and modern hunter‐gatherers may not ser…
Effects of Raw Material on Flake Breakage Patterns
Differences in the mechanical properties of raw materials can exert significant influences on resulting patterns of flake breakage within a debitage assemblage. A recent technique of debltage analysis based on flake breakage categories (Sullivan and Rozen 1985] is used to demonstrate these effects in archaeological and experimental situations. These cases demonstrate significant variation in flake breakage patterns that can be attributed to raw m…
A Possible Ritual Cache of Great Basin Stemmed Bifaces from the Terminal Pleistocene—Early Holocene Occupation of Nw Nevada, USA
Recently, an assemblage of 19 obsidian tools has come to light following the death of their original collector. This collection apparently resultedfrom his excavations in an unknown cave in 1974 and may have been found buried together as a cache and ritual offering. These unusually large tools correspond to the Parman variety of the Great Basin Stemmed cluster, which is associated with the terminal Pleistocene-early Holocene occupation of the Gre…
Folsom
Reflection on the Origins of Recycling
An international gathering of about 50 archaeologists convened at Tel-Aviv University on October 7–10, 2013 for a research workshop entitled “The Origins of Recycling: A Paleolithic Perspective,” w
The recycling of material culture today and during the Paleolithic
Lone Butte
The Lone Butte site represents a substantial lithic assemblage from a Folsom hunting camp and overlook locality in the central Tularosa Basin of south-central New Mexico. It appears to be similar to the Rio Rancho site in the Central Rio Grande Valley in terms of its landscape position and assemblage signature. Lone Butte represents the largest and most comprehensive lithic assemblage from any Paleoindian site in the Tularosa Basin, strongly docu…
Evolving views on the Pleistocene colonization of North America
Chipped-Stone Crescents from the Terminal Pleistocene–Early Holocene of Far Western North America and the Transverse Projectile Point Hypothesis
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