Differential use of space: An analysis of the Aubrey Clovis site.

The Aubrey Clovis site is one of the oldest late-Pleistocene sites in North America, dated to ~11,550 B.P., and contains two camps with a range of lithic debitage, numerous hearths, and excellent faunal preservation. Couched in rules of classification, a series of artifact distributions are analyzed with qualitative and quantitative techniques, including maps produced in a geographic information system (GIS) and tests of artifact associations using correlation statistics. Theoretical and methodological protocols are promoted to improve spatial analysis in archaeology. The results support the short-term occupation interpretation and expose the differential patterning among bone, stone, and raw materials distributions. The spatial structure and diverse content of the site challenge models of Clovis-age people as strictly big game hunters.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Witt, Benjamin A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ferring, C. Reid
• Acevedo, Miguel F.
• Nagaoka, Lisa

• Aubrey Clovis Site (Tex.)
• Clovis culture -- Texas -- Denton County.
• Archaeological geology -- Texas -- Denton County.
• Denton County (Tex.) -- Antiquities.
• Indians of North America -- Texas -- Denton County -- Antiquities.
• archaeology
• spatial analysis
• Clovis-age
• lithics
• debitage
• GIS

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Witt, Benjamin A.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 68650728
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4828/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc4828

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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