This publication is a survey of Clovis points as found in Virginia. It used the McCary Fluted Point Survey as its main source, but includes numerous other point. The book has over 1000 Clovis points. It describes methods of collecting points data, which in various tables, text, and photographs. The book is a basic publication for Paleoindian studies. Also, it is a how-to-do book for identifying Clovis points. The Survey covers of 50 years of recording points. And, an extensive set of references can be used for further study.
Revised - This 350+ -page publication contains over 1250 Clovis points from Virginia.
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The book provides guidelines on starting and maintaining a state-wide fluted point (Clovis) survey.
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The text starts with the basics of Clovis-point origins, identification, lithic analyses, curation practices, and other aspects of recording paleopoints.This publication is based on the author's experiences with the McCary Fluted Point ...
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"Part 1. Clovis technology in Virginia; part 2 includes photographs of approximately 300 Clovis points; part 3 is a standalone computer program that runs the entire McCary fluted point survey." (from Preface, p. iv).
It concludes that a Solutrean occupation did occur on the U.S. Atlantic coastal plain. The bipoint is the most misclassified artifact in American archaeology. The book is indexed and has extensive references.
The book provides guidelines on starting and maintaining a state-wide fluted point (Clovis) survey.