Folsom Mammoth Hunters? The Terminal Pleistocene Assemblage From Owl Cave (10bv30), Wasden Site, Idaho

Henrikson, L. Suzann; Byers, David; Yohe, Robert M.; DeCarlo, Matthew M.; Titmus, Gene L.

doi:10.1017/aaq.2017.14

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“…Protein blood residue analysis identifies plant and animal residues on flaked- and ground-stone lithic artifacts using immunological responses (Allen et al 1995; Gerlach et al 1996; Henrikson et al 1998, 2017; Hyland et al 1990; Kooyman et al 2001; Petraglia et al 1996; Shanks et al 1999; Yohe et al 1991). This method identifies the animal species artifacts may have contacted, although there are questions about its reliability (Eisele et al 1995; Fiedel 1996).…”

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Confirming a Cultural Association at the La Prele Mammoth Site (48CO1401), Converse County, Wyoming

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Archaeologists have long subjected Clovis megafauna kill/scavenge sites to the highest level of scrutiny. In 1987, a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) was found in spatial association with a small artifact assemblage in Converse County, Wyoming. However, due to the small tool assemblage, limited nature of the excavations, and questions about the security of the association between the artifacts and mammoth remains, the site was never included in summaries of human-killed/scavenged megafauna in North America. Here we present the results of four field seasons of new excavations at the La Prele Mammoth site that confirm the presence of an associated cultural occupation based on geologic context, artifact attributes, spatial distributions, protein residue analysis, and lithic microwear analysis. This new work identified a more extensive cultural occupation including the presence of multiple discrete artifact clusters in close proximity to the mammoth bone bed. This study confirms the presence of a second Clovis mammoth kill/scavenge site in Wyoming and shows the value in revisiting proposed terminal Pleistocene kill/scavenge sites.

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Confirming a Cultural Association at the La Prele Mammoth Site (48CO1401), Converse County, Wyoming

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“…None of these species has been dated to the terminal Pleistocene in the American Falls locality. However, they are known from surrounding areas such as Cache Valley, the Wasden site, and Kelvins Cave (Reid, 2017; Henrikson et al., 2017). The relative contribution to Clovis diet of Pleistocene megafauna, especially Columbian mammoths, continues to be debated by archaeologists.…”

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The Seagull Bay site—Clovis technology from American Falls on the Eastern Snake River Plain

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North American Archaeologist

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The Snake River Plain may have served as a corridor for the earliest colonists spreading throughout the New World. It has been observed that the distribution of Clovis period sites and raw material used to produce diagnostic points reflects a detailed understanding of the environment. During the Terminal Pleistocene, there is little evidence of Clovis hunter-gatherers interacting with mega-fauna in the Snake River Plain, despite finding both in the same locations but nonassociated. An example of this appears at the Seagull Bay Clovis site (10PR89) where several Clovis projectile points made of locally available obsidian have been found, while adjacent areas have produced significant examples of Pleistocene megafauna. This article discusses Clovis projectile points from the Seagull Bay site, obsidian sources used to make the points, and regional megafauna.

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Sites in the Americas with Possible or Probable Evidence for the Butchering of Proboscideans

Haynes

2022

PaleoAmerica

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Folsom Mammoth Hunters? The Terminal Pleistocene Assemblage From Owl Cave (10bv30), Wasden Site, Idaho

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

Confirming a Cultural Association at the La Prele Mammoth Site (48CO1401), Converse County, Wyoming

Confirming a Cultural Association at the La Prele Mammoth Site (48CO1401), Converse County, Wyoming

The Seagull Bay site—Clovis technology from American Falls on the Eastern Snake River Plain

Sites in the Americas with Possible or Probable Evidence for the Butchering of Proboscideans

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