Late Paleoindian Archaeology at the Eaton Site, Western New York

Part of the Eaton Site project

Author(s): Kevin P. Smith; William Engelbrecht; John D. Holland

Year: 2010

Summary

This paper reports the discovery of late Paleoindian period points at the Eaton site, Erie County, NY. The authors describe three Holocombe style and three Hi-lo style points found in two discreet locations on the site. They briefly discuss how the discovery of these point styles at Eaton impacts arguments for increased localization of point style in the late Paleoindian period in the Great Lakes region.

Cite this Record

Late Paleoindian Archaeology at the Eaton Site, Western New York. Kevin P. Smith, William Engelbrecht, John D. Holland. Current Research in the Pleistocene. 27: 142-145. 2010 ( tDAR id: 6055) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8BC3WNX

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Keywords

Culture
PaleoIndian

Material
Chipped Stone

Site Name
Eaton

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Western New York

Temporal Keywords
late Paleoindian period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -10350 to -9000

Spatial Coverage

min long: -78.802; min lat: 42.823 ; max long: -78.766; max lat: 42.859 ;

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