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George Frison and Dennis Stanford's Agate Basin monograph is not only a classic of Plains paleoindian archaeology, but also of multidisciplinary research, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, and experimental archaeology. Lucid presentation of meticulously excavated and analyzed sediments, bones and artifacts convey an unmatched sense of the sights, sounds and smells of Paleoindian life on the High Plains—from brutal winters and blistering summers, to killing and butchering bison, and to making lethal weaponry.
As Matthew Hill writes in his new prologue, 'Not merely an important volume of the Frison canon, Agate Basin stands as a foundational document in modern Americanist archaeology and a major accomplishment in American science.'
Originally published by Academic Press in 1982
Contents
Prologue to the Percheron Press Edition, Matthew G. Hill
Acknowledgements
Chapter One. Introduction George C. Frison
The Site Locality
History of Site Excavations
Artifact Collections
Chapter Two. Archaeology
1. Stratigraphy George C. Frison
2. Folsom Components George C. Frison
3. Agate Base Components George C. Frison and Dennis J. Stanford
4. Hell Gap Components George C. Frison
5. The Sheaman Site: A Clovis Component George C. Frison
6. Bone, Antler, and Ivory Artifacts and Manufacture Technology George C. Frison and Carolyn Craig
7. Raw Stone Flaking Material Sources George C. Frison
8. Radiocarbon Dates George C. Frison
Chapter Three. Lithic Technology
1. Flaked Stone Technology and Typology Bruce A. Bradley
2. Fluting of Folsom Projectile Points George C. Frison and Bruce A. Bradley
Chapter Four. Faunal Studies
1. Analysis of Postcranial Bison Remains George M Zeimens
2. Bison Dentition Studies George C. Frison
3. Bison Taxonomy George C. Frison
4. Bison Procurement George C. Frison
5. Cultural Modifications of Bone from Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana) and Other Small Animals Danny N. Walker
6. Early Holocene Vertebrate Fauna Danny N. Walker
Chapter Five. Paleoecological Studies
1. Geologic Investigation John Albanese
2. Soil Development and Paleoenvironments Richard G. Reider
3. Vegetation Ecology Clayton Marlow
4. Pollen Analysis Jane M. Beiswenger
5. Phytolith Studies Rhoda Owen Lewis
6. Fossil Nonmarine Gastropods Emmett Evanoff
Chapter Six. Summary and Conclusions George C. Frison and Dennis J. Stanford
Appendix
References
Name Index
Subject Index