Exploring the Clovis-Gainey-Folsom Continuum

Technological and Morphological Variation in Midwestern Fluted Points

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ID20071549
AuthorsJuliet E Morrow (0000-0002-4865-4762), Toby A Morrow, Toby Morrow
Year2021
Pages141-157
Publication date2021-10-21
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueFolsom Technology and Lifeways (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315428338-9
OpenAlexW3209136110
ISBN9781315428338
LanguageEN
Citations received7

This chapter examines fluted point complexes in the Midwest from both a technological and morphological perspective. Similarities and differences between some fluted point varieties have been impressionistic at best and in some cases are based on premises that ignore morphological variation due to raw material constraints, resharpening, and repair. The goal of this chapter is to provide a critical analysis of the fluted point type designations that are in common use in the region. Folsom point production has been described in detail by Frison and Bradley and Tunnell and is only highlighted here. From a morphological and technological perspective, Gainey points are somewhat intermediate between Clovis and Folsom. Fluted projectile points are a distinctive hallmark of the Early Paleoindian period throughout much of the New World. Numerous fluted points and preforms have been documented from the midwestern US, though their chronology remains rather poorly documented in this region

Archaeology · Astronomy · Geography · Physical geography · Physics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology

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