Early Paleoindian (Temporal Keyword)
1-11 (11 Records)
Proper collections management is crucial to archaeology. Recent trends in conservation archaeology recognize the nonrenewable nature of archaeological sites and highlight the research potential of existing archaeological collections.
The Bozovich Family Archaeological Collection (1996)
The Bozovich family archaeological collection contains over 5,000 surface-collected artifacts from 712 sites in southwestern Wyoming during the period between 1932 and 1992. All the artifacts were cataloged with their own catalog number . Data were then entered into an IBM-PC computer using the Dbase III (r) software program. Specific objectives were to: 1. Place all artifacts into approximate archaeological time periods. 2. Make sets of tables for various time periods on: artifact types;...
Chipped Stone Artifacts (2007)
Implement making is a definite human characteristic. Since the beginning, primitive man made and used artifacts. Some were fashioned for tools; others for weapons; still others were made for ornamental and ceremonial purposes. One of the major tasks of an archaeologist is the collection and classification of these artifacts.
Clovis Testing at the Hell Gap Baars Locality: 2003-2004 (2004)
During the 2003 University of Wyoming field season (Lamberson et al. 2003), auger probes placed at the Baars Locality verified the buried paleosol extended northwest of the arroyo (Figure 3). Two one-by-one meter test units were established at the Baars Locality (14F42-18 and 14F38-24). Work on unit 14F42-18 was finished the 2003 summer while 14F38-24 was only partially excavated. In the spring of 2004, a small crew spent two days finishing 14F38-24, and also excavated two other test units...
Latex Molds of Petroglyphs at Legend Rock and Torrey Lake, Wyoming (2015)
In 2015, a document titled BBHC Rock Art Project Phase I: Technicians Report was discovered in the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. This document, never published, describes the making of latex molds at Wyoming petroglyphs sites. In the present article, we identify the individual petroglyphs molded during the project to alert others who might be studying the sites.
The Malli Goshen Site, Campbell County, Northeastern Wyoming (2002)
A large single-component Paleoindian site was found on a short tributary to the Powder River during a recent energy survey. The intact site occupies a sand-covered bench bordered by intermittent drainages and a semipermanent seepage area. Surface artifacts include a variety of chipped stone tools, retouched pieces, debitage, and hearth remains. The site contains buried cultural deposits, with a good potential for future contributions to regional Paleoindian studies. No subsurface testing or...
Results of the 2003 Hell Gap Investigation (2003)
Hell Gap (48G0305) is located in the Hell Gap Valley in Goshen County, Wyoming (Figure 1 ). The site contains at least five discrete localities (Figure 2) including remnants of a complete Paleoindian cultural sequence, from more than 11,000BP to 7 ,500 BP (IrwinWilliams et al. 1973). Initially investigated in 1959 by George Agogino of the University of Wyoming, the site was excavated by Agogino along with Henry Irwin, Cynthia Irwin, and J. O. Brew of Harvard University from 1961-1966. In...
Review of Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture (2013)
Review of Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture
Review of Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture (2012)
Review of Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture
Review of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of the High Plains and Rockies (2011)
Review of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of the High Plains and Rockies
Stone Artifacts: Cutting Artifacts (2007)
At the beginning, any sharp edge of a thin flake was considered sufficient for a good cutting edge. When the edge became dulled and chipped from use, the flake was discarded and another picked up either as found in nature or struck off from some suitable material. There was no standard for size or shape; the main requirements were that it be large enough to be held in a hand and sufficiently thin, sharp and strong enough to cut skin, flesh and wood. This type of cutting artifact undoubtedly...