The Horner Site: The Type Site of the Cody Cultural Complex (Studies In Archaeology Series)

Synopsis

The dust bowl days of the 1930s extended over a period of seven years and witnessed the removal and wind transport of much of the topsoil on the High Plains, especially in areas that were sandy and where the native sod had been disturbed.

As the topsoil blew away, human artifacts that were buried and protected by a thick, natural sod cover were exposed and many persons began to collect these specimens. The greatest interest centered around the lanceolate-shaped specimens of exceptional workmanship that were considered to be older than the more common notched varieties.

Professional archaeologists interested in the High Plains also became aware of this climatic event and the subsequent exposure of artifacts. Paleoindian or Early Man studies in North America had just realized a respectable status with the confirmation of New World man associated with extinct fauna at the Folsom site.

Radiocarbon dating was yet to be developed but some of the age estimates for Folsom were not too much in error. The unfluted, unnotched projectile points with superior technological attributes were suspected of being quite old, but just how old was still very much conjecture.

Copyright:

1987

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

ISBN-13:

9780122685668

Publisher:

Academic Press, Inc.

Date of Addition:

02/12/19

Copyrighted By:

Academic Press, Inc.

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies

Submitted By:

170

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170

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