Far West Paleoindian Archaeology: Papers from the Next Generation

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Far West Paleoindian Archaeology: Papers from the Next Generation" at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Over the last decade, Paleoindian research in the Far West has become integral to the discussion of the peopling of the Americas. Recent research at potential pre-Clovis aged sites such as the Paisley Caves, Oregon, and Cooper’s Ferry, Idaho, have ignited fierce debates, spawned novel theories, and inspired new researchers to join the field of Paleoindian archaeology. This symposium explores the future of Far West Paleoindian archaeology by focusing on the research of current and recent graduate students from various universities. These papers will examine old ideas and present new questions, methods, and discoveries in topics such as colonization, settlement/subsistence, and technological organization. The goal of this symposium is to foster new ideas and to develop bonds among the next generation of Far West Paleoindian researchers so that they may continue and build on the legacy of our predecessors.