Presented By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Michigan Archaeological Society Lecture: “Paleoindian Bifaces and Mobility: Questioning Assumptions”
John D. Speth Professor Emeritus Department of Anthropology University of Michigan
Bifaces, often beautifully fashioned out of high-quality exotic flint, are hallmarks of the Paleoindian period. Most archaeologists view these bifaces as light-weight, flexible core-tools that allowed Paleoindians to exploit distant areas where the availability of suitable local flint was uncertain. This view is likely wrong....
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