ABSTRACT
Two Paleoindian fluted points were recently donated to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The first is a Clovis point from Nuckolls County, Nebraska; the second is a Folsom point from Scott County, Illinois. Here, following our earlier and ongoing efforts to work with avocational archaeologists, citizen scientists, and collectors, we describe these points, compare their morphometrics to Clovis and Folsom points across North America, and report on their microwear. Our results support prevailing views and contain nothing anomalous. However, the data and descriptions we provide may be of potential use to researchers conducting larger state-, regional-, or continental-scale analyses.
Acknowledgements
We are appreciative to Steve Rinella, Corinne Schneider, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Chester Floyd, Hayden Sammak, and Phil Taylor for connecting M.W. to M.I.E. via The MeatEater Podcast.
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Metin I. Eren
Metin I. Eren is an Associate Professor at Kent State University and a Research Associate at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Michelle R. Bebber
Michelle R. Bebber is an Assistant Professor at Kent State University.
Matthew Wendel
Matthew Wendel is a resident of Williamson, New York.
G. Logan Miller
G. Logan Miller is an Associate Professor at Illinois State University.
Briggs Buchanan
Briggs Buchanan is a Professor at the University of Tulsa.