Tag Archives: Paleo
Artifact Finds In The Information Age
Posted on14. Jul, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
We live in what’s been termed the ‘Information Age’ where we have the ability to exchange information freely and can gain instant access to knowledge that was previously difficult or impossible to find. It’s simply amazing really if you stop for a moment and consider the vast amount of data immediately available at [...]
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Possibly the Most Prolific Paleo Site; Cibilo Creek
Posted on01. Mar, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Buried deep below the sand on a rise above Cibilo Creek, lies possibly the most prolific Paleo site found to date. Located 20 miles southeast of San Antonio, Texas, collectors know it better as the Wilson County Sand Pit (WCSP), a reference to the commercial sand mining operation responsible for discovering the site. [...]
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Landscaping Reveals Clovis Cache
Posted on26. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
A routine landscaping job turns up a cache of 83 Clovis related artifacts. Approximately just 18″ below the surface lay a Paleoindian tool kit, undisturbed for 13,000 years. Undisturbed that is, until it was time for spring planting in Boulder, Colorado.
Patrick Mahaffey contacted Colorado University after a landscaping crew struck flint artifacts while working. [...]
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