Event Title
Fluted Point Sites in Three Michigan Counties
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Anthropology, Archaeology (Minor)
Mentor Information
Janet Brashler
Department
Anthropology
Location
Kirkhof Center 2259
Start Date
11-4-2012 12:30 PM
Abstract
Understanding Paleoindian lifeways is a major question in North American archaeology, traditionally approached by studying the distribution of diagnostic stone tools. In central West Michigan, systematic survey and evaluation of Paleoindian archaeological sites is limited, precluding asking questions of subsistence and settlement. This research explores new data collected through a previously untapped resource, artifact collectors. Results of this study expanded the site record, providing a valuable resource for future inquiries in Paleoindian site location, but have failed to show any significant correlation between site location and environment. Further inquiry is needed to expand the sample size and explore other variables.
Fluted Point Sites in Three Michigan Counties
Kirkhof Center 2259
Understanding Paleoindian lifeways is a major question in North American archaeology, traditionally approached by studying the distribution of diagnostic stone tools. In central West Michigan, systematic survey and evaluation of Paleoindian archaeological sites is limited, precluding asking questions of subsistence and settlement. This research explores new data collected through a previously untapped resource, artifact collectors. Results of this study expanded the site record, providing a valuable resource for future inquiries in Paleoindian site location, but have failed to show any significant correlation between site location and environment. Further inquiry is needed to expand the sample size and explore other variables.