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Experimental assessment of proximal-lateral edge grinding on haft damage using replicated Clovis points

Werner, Angelia N.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0908-9120
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492848811526633

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2017, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Anthropology.
In the 1930s, archaeologist Dr. F. H. H. Roberts proposed that proximal-lateral edge grinding was executed on Paleoindian projectile points to limit damage to the lashings that attached them to their shafts. This assumption is logical and widely accepted, but remains empirically untested. Here, we present an experiment that examines the role of proximal-lateral edge grinding in replica Clovis projectile points made of Texas chert. We compare via controlled ballistics experiments large samples of points with lateral edge grinding versus those with sharp lateral edges, but otherwise similar in every other morphometric aspect. By analyzing and comparing the hafting performance of the ground-edged specimens and the sharp-edged specimens, we hope to better understand the function of lateral basal grinding from technological and ecological perspectives.
Metin I. Eren (Advisor)
Linda B. Spurlock (Committee Member)
Mark Seeman (Committee Member)
Richard Meindl (Committee Member)
85 p.
Archaeology; Experiments
archaeology; experiments; experimental archaeology; paleoindians; paleo indians; Clovis; Clovis culture; lithics; lithic technology; projectile points; Eren Laboratory; ballistics; grinding; abrading; dulling; lateral edges; basal grinding; prehistoric

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  • Werner, A. N. (2017). Experimental assessment of proximal-lateral edge grinding on haft damage using replicated Clovis points [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492848811526633

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Werner, Angelia. Experimental assessment of proximal-lateral edge grinding on haft damage using replicated Clovis points. 2017. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492848811526633.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Werner, Angelia. "Experimental assessment of proximal-lateral edge grinding on haft damage using replicated Clovis points." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492848811526633

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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