Recently Discovered Clovis Points in Indian Wells Valley on the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Southeastern Alta California

Bibliographic Data

ID11822012
AuthorsRobert M Yohe (Epsilon Systems (United States), corresponding author), Jill K Gardner (Portland State University)
Year2016
Volume8
Issue1
Pages91-109
Publication date2016-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCalifornia Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1947-461X • E-ISSN: 1947-4628
PublisherManey Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1947461x.2016.1176361
OpenAlexW2345432044
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited14

During a recent archaeological survey on the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake along the relict shorelines of Pleistocene Lake China, Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc., discovered five Clovis points and a variety of other artifacts, as well as fragmentary and mostly unidentifiable fossilized large mammal remains. Most of these points are better preserved and less sandblasted than other Clovis specimens found within the Lake China Basin. This article provides a brief background to the Clovis Complex, a technological description of these projectile points, and the results of obsidian hydration and protein residue analyses.ResumenDurante un reciente exploracion arqueológico de la Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake a lo largo de la nave las costas del Pleistocene Lake China, Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc., descubrió cinco puntos del tipo Clovis y una variedad de otros artefactos, al igual que fragmentario y principalmente grandes mamíferos fosilizados no identificables. La mayoría de estos puntos son los mejor conservados y menos porosos de los Clovis especímenes encontrados dentro del Lago China Cuenca. Este artículo proporciona antecedentes para la Clovis complejo, así como una descripción tecnológica de estas puntas de proyectil junto con los resultados de análisis hidratación de la obsidian y restos de proteínas análisis. AcknowledgmentsWe thank the following people for their support, both professionally and financially, during this project: Naval Air Command, Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake; Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.; Greg Halsey, Epsilon Systems Program Manager; Craig Skinner of the Northwest Research Obsidian Studies Laboratory for the obsidian analysis; Philip J. Wilke and Michael F. Rondeau for their insights into Clovis technology; Jim Woods at the College of Southern Idaho for his excellent artifact illustrations; Alexander K. Rogers at the Maturango Museum for his data on obsidian hydration; Daniel Veazey at Epsilon Systems for producing the maps in this article; and Simone Schinsing and Justin Pooley at Epsilon Systems for their assistance in photographing the five points and for their overall patience with the author requests

Archaeology · China · Geography · Pleistocene · Projectile point · Structural basin · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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