Authentication Analysis of the Angus Nebraska Fluted Point

In 1931, archaeologists reportedly found a fluted point within a mammoth skeleton. The presence of the weapon seemed to be evidence that humans and mammoths were contemporaries, but dating of the skeleton placed it in an era before humans are believed to have existed. Howard reports the results of a...

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Published inPlains anthropologist Vol. 46; no. 177; pp. 323 - 325
Main Author Howard, Calvin D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lincoln, NE Routledge 01.08.2001
Plains Anthropological Society
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Animals
Archaeology
Bones
Dating
Excavation and methods
Extinct species
Flint
Flutes
Hunting
Laboratory methods
Material culture
Methodology and general studies
Natural history
Paleoanthropology
Prehistoric era
Prehistory and protohistory
Palaeo-Indian
North America
United States of America
America
Nebraska
Washington DC
Knife River
Colorado
Analysis
Mammoth
Lithic industry
Skeleton
Finds study
Point
Typology
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Summary:In 1931, archaeologists reportedly found a fluted point within a mammoth skeleton. The presence of the weapon seemed to be evidence that humans and mammoths were contemporaries, but dating of the skeleton placed it in an era before humans are believed to have existed. Howard reports the results of an authentication analysis and suggests possible explanations for the artifact-mammoth association.
ISSN:0032-0447
2052-546X
DOI:10.1080/2052546.2001.11932038