Clovis Technology on the Southern Colorado Plateau: An Analysis of the Glen Quarry Locality

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This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper details my archaeological research on Clovis lithic tool technology at the Glen Quarry Locality, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, southeastern Utah. As the earliest inhabitants of North America dating from approximately 13,400 BP, Clovis cultures form the baseline for the archaeology of the continent. I report the results of intensive field survey and GPS mapping, in-the-field analysis of artifacts and features, and laboratory analysis of additional collections from regional Clovis localities and sites. My research provides evidence for a Clovis presence at the Glen Quarry locality in the form of diagnostic Clovis lithic technology and provides further understanding of mobility and land use by Paleoindian people in the Glen Canyon area. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area also has extensive evidence ranging from Archaic times to the proto-historic human occupation (Geib 1996). My research at the Glen Quarry locality adds to the growing body of evidence for Clovis presence on the central and southern Colorado Plateau.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 25776