Clovis Blade Technology: A Comparative Study of the Keven Davis Cache, Texas
Author:   Michael B. Collins ,  Marvin Kay ,  Thomas R. Hester
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Edition:   New edition
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Pages:   248
Publication Date:   01 February 2002
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Author:   Michael B. Collins ,  Marvin Kay ,  Thomas R. Hester
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292712355


ISBN 10:   0292712359
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   01 February 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Figures and Tables Preface Part One: Blade Technology and Its Place in North American Prehistory 1. Introduction 2. Blades and Blade Technology 3. A Review of Clovis Lithic Technology Part Two: The Keven Davis Site, a Clovis Blade Cache 4. The Keven Davis Cache Site and Its Setting 5. Field and Laboratory Investigations 6. The Collection 7. Microscopic Attributes of the Keven Davis Blades, by Marvin Kay Part Three: Comparisons and Considerations of Caching Behavior 8. Comparisons 9. Caching Behavior 10. Clovis Lithic Technology and Caching Behavior: Clues to Subsistence Strategies and Behavior Postscript Glossary References Cited Index

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""In this book, Michael Collins ... demonstrates why he is considered one of the leading researchers in the field of lithic analysis. The work offers a masterful review and synthesis of Clovis blade technology with lucid prose and lavish illustrations... I recommend this book for all professional and avocational archaeologists interested in Paleoindian occupations of the New World."" - Illinois Archaeology ""This book makes an important contribution to a newly revived debate on the significance of the Clovis phenomenon and the timing and migration routes of the peopling of the New World more generally."" - SAS Bulletin


In this book, Michael Collins ... demonstrates why he is considered one of the leading researchers in the field of lithic analysis. The work offers a masterful review and synthesis of Clovis blade technology with lucid prose and lavish illustrations... I recommend this book for all professional and avocational archaeologists interested in Paleoindian occupations of the New World. - Illinois Archaeology This book makes an important contribution to a newly revived debate on the significance of the Clovis phenomenon and the timing and migration routes of the peopling of the New World more generally. - SAS Bulletin


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Michael B. Collins is a research associate at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin.

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