The Butchering Patterns Present at the Bull Creek Camp: A Late Paleoindian Site in Oklahoma

Summary

Bull Creek, located in the panhandle of Oklahoma, is a rare late Paleoindian camp on the Southern Plains. Two separate occupation levels apparent at the camp indicate two seasons of habitation. The lower camp, dominated by bison bone, is the focus of this analysis. Bone tools and distinct butcher marks provide evidence of butchering behavior 9,000 years ago on the Southern Plains of Oklahoma. This poster describes the findings of butchering processes at the site. Large sections of bison are apparent at the camp as well as articulated leg elements broken into tools. The evidence provided in this poster indicates that the kill site is likely not far away and that bone tools were frequently used during this occupation of the site.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 18782