Three Small Points

A Cody Complex Problem

Bibliographic Data

ID9216610
AuthorsB Robson Bonnichsen (Institute for Quaternary Studies University of Maine at Orono Orono, Maine 04473), Bill Bonnichsen (University of Maine), James D Keyser (USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region Portland, Oregon 97208)
Year1982
Volume27
Issue96
Pages137-144
Publication date1982-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePlains Anthropologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/2052546.1982.11909104
OpenAlexW880775338
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited8

Three small points which resemble larger Cody Complex projectile points are related to this Complex on the basis of technological and shape attributes. It is concluded that several factors underlie occurrence of tiny Cody points. Resharpening of larger points accounts for one pattern. In addition, diminutive points were produced using two alternative sets of technological procedures. It is suggested that these points were not used in subsistence activities and may reflect ceremonial or symbolic activities practiced by late Paleo-Indian bison hunters

Archaeology · Genealogy · Geography · History · Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals · Mathematics and Applications

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