Homeland: An Archaeologist’s View of Yellowstone Country’s Past
Author(s): Larry Lahren
Year: 2006
Summary
J. Whittaker: Nice personalized illustrated narrative of Montana prehistory. Anzick Clovis site frequently referred to. Lithic archaeology includes projectile point chronology, knapping discussion featuring work of Ray Alt, Bonnichsen. Shoshone legend of how coyote stole knapping knowledge from wolf. Experiments with bow (Alt) and atlatl leave them skeptical of ability to distinguish points by size, and of penetrating ability of atlatl dart. [Stories about effectiveness of bow and arrow, and experiments with dart size points on arrows, but no info on any atlatl experiments.] Damage to points. Drawings and photos of Anzick artifacts, brief and not very clear discussion of events of find and study, including comments by “psychic” apparently accepted at face value. Mentions of “Clovis Hustle” and Woody Blackwell. Discusses relations between academic and contract and avocational archaeology; example of contract report on Dozer Rock Site. Bison hunting and kill sites. Spread of horse.
Cite this Record
Homeland: An Archaeologist’s View of Yellowstone Country’s Past. Larry Lahren. Livingston, Montana: Cayuse Press. 2006 ( tDAR id: 423377)
Keywords
Temporal Keywords
Bronze Age
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Chalcolithic
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Iron Age
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Mesolithic
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Neolithic
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Palaeolithic
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Viking Age
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection Manager
Record Identifiers
ExArc Id(s): 10188
Notes
Rights & Attribution: The information in this record was originally compiled by Dr. Roeland Paardekooper, EXARC Director.