A morphometric assessment of the intended function of cached Clovis points.
A number of functions have been proposed for cached Clovis points. The least complicated hypothesis is that they were intended to arm hunting weapons. It has also been argued that they were produced for use in rituals or in connection with costly signaling displays. Lastly, it has been suggested tha...
Main Authors: | Briggs Buchanan, J David Kilby, Bruce B Huckell, Michael J O'Brien, Mark Collard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3277597?pdf=render |
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