Mammoth Ivory Rods in Eastern Beringia: Earliest in North America
The Holzman archaeological site, located along Shaw Creek in interior Alaska, contained two mammoth ivory rods, of which one is bi-beveled, within a stratigraphically sealed cultural context. Dated 13,600–13,300 cal BP, these are the earliest known examples of osseous rod technology in the Americas....
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/aaq.2021.63 2024-06-09T07:50:11+00:00 Mammoth Ivory Rods in Eastern Beringia: Earliest in North America Wygal, Brian T. Krasinski, Kathryn E. Holmes, Charles E. Crass, Barbara A. Smith, Kathlyn M. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aaq.2021.63 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731621000639 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms American Antiquity volume 87, issue 1, page 59-79 ISSN 0002-7316 2325-5064 journal-article 2021 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/aaq.2021.63 2024-05-15T13:17:38Z The Holzman archaeological site, located along Shaw Creek in interior Alaska, contained two mammoth ivory rods, of which one is bi-beveled, within a stratigraphically sealed cultural context. Dated 13,600–13,300 cal BP, these are the earliest known examples of osseous rod technology in the Americas. Beveled ivory, antler, and bone rods and points share technological similarities between Upper Paleolithic Europe, Asia, eastern Beringia, and the Clovis tradition of North America and are important tool types in understanding the late Pleistocene dispersal of modern humans. The Holzman finds are comparable to well-known Clovis tradition artifacts from Anzick (Montana), Blackwater Draw (New Mexico), East Wenatchee (Washington), and Sherman Cave (Ohio). We describe these tools in the broader context of late Pleistocene osseous technology with implications for acquisition and use of mammoth ivory in eastern Beringia and beyond. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alaska Beringia Cambridge University Press American Antiquity 1 21 |
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The Holzman archaeological site, located along Shaw Creek in interior Alaska, contained two mammoth ivory rods, of which one is bi-beveled, within a stratigraphically sealed cultural context. Dated 13,600–13,300 cal BP, these are the earliest known examples of osseous rod technology in the Americas. Beveled ivory, antler, and bone rods and points share technological similarities between Upper Paleolithic Europe, Asia, eastern Beringia, and the Clovis tradition of North America and are important tool types in understanding the late Pleistocene dispersal of modern humans. The Holzman finds are comparable to well-known Clovis tradition artifacts from Anzick (Montana), Blackwater Draw (New Mexico), East Wenatchee (Washington), and Sherman Cave (Ohio). We describe these tools in the broader context of late Pleistocene osseous technology with implications for acquisition and use of mammoth ivory in eastern Beringia and beyond. |
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Wygal, Brian T. Krasinski, Kathryn E. Holmes, Charles E. Crass, Barbara A. Smith, Kathlyn M. Mammoth Ivory Rods in Eastern Beringia: Earliest in North America |
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Mammoth Ivory Rods in Eastern Beringia: Earliest in North America |
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Mammoth Ivory Rods in Eastern Beringia: Earliest in North America |
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Mammoth Ivory Rods in Eastern Beringia: Earliest in North America |
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