A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ
A crude stone chopper and a worked left antler fragment have been recovered from Lake Agassiz II beds near Morson, Rainy River District, Ontario. The stone chopper resembles other stone implements surface collected in Rainy River District. The antler fragment is identified as probably Alces alces, a...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/e65-020 2024-09-15T17:36:11+00:00 A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ Kenyon, W. A. Churcher, C. S. 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e65-020 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e65-020 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences volume 2, issue 4, page 237-246 ISSN 0008-4077 1480-3313 journal-article 1965 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/e65-020 2024-07-25T04:10:08Z A crude stone chopper and a worked left antler fragment have been recovered from Lake Agassiz II beds near Morson, Rainy River District, Ontario. The stone chopper resembles other stone implements surface collected in Rainy River District. The antler fragment is identified as probably Alces alces, and has been dated by 14 C at 5 898 B.C. ± 423 years. The antler fragment shows two opposed dorsal and ventral grooves and other signs of working by Homo, the toolmarks in the grooves and on the shaped surfaces suggesting the use of a beaver-tooth adze and a hand ax respectively. This is believed to be the oldest dated report of North American Alces coeval with Homo. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 2 4 237 246 |
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A crude stone chopper and a worked left antler fragment have been recovered from Lake Agassiz II beds near Morson, Rainy River District, Ontario. The stone chopper resembles other stone implements surface collected in Rainy River District. The antler fragment is identified as probably Alces alces, and has been dated by 14 C at 5 898 B.C. ± 423 years. The antler fragment shows two opposed dorsal and ventral grooves and other signs of working by Homo, the toolmarks in the grooves and on the shaped surfaces suggesting the use of a beaver-tooth adze and a hand ax respectively. This is believed to be the oldest dated report of North American Alces coeval with Homo. |
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Kenyon, W. A. Churcher, C. S. A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ |
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Kenyon, W. A. Churcher, C. S. |
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Kenyon, W. A. |
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A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ |
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A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ |
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A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ |
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A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ |
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A FLAKE TOOL AND A WORKED ANTLER FRAGMENT FROM LATE LAKE AGASSIZ |
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flake tool and a worked antler fragment from late lake agassiz |
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