Anthropology 2231F/G Lecture : Archaeology of North America
15 Feb 2012
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early signs of clovis art rocks with engravings: caches . anzik site y found accidentally y broken bone ivory points, red ochre, burial of child y 10,800 +/- 100 bp. Clovis is only one of the paleo-indians found in north america. kill sites because they are easier to find (same as clovis) hunted long horned bison, descendants of extinct forms hunted by clovis people. mass hunting 20 animals at once. sites for mass hunting only used once, maximum taken was 29 animals, usually. hunting took place in same season late fall, or winter may be due to storage technology (freeze in winter) rather than transporting meat, lived near where they made kill (move camp to kill) gourmet strategy (not completely efficient) of kill (choice cuts of meat) cooper, oklahoma y 3 layers of at least 20 kills, found a symbolically painted skull of a bison.
