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"Paleo hunters made tools for everyday tasks such as hunting and defense. First, they went to a nearby chert quarry, used by members of their band. Using a hammerstone, they broke pieces of stone from the outcrop and chipped them into rough symmetrical blades, called preforms. The preform was then chipped, or knapped in several stages to form a thinner well-shaped point. Deer antler tools were used to create a sharp, fine edge on the stone points by using pressure to remove smaller flakes. Some spear points were bound to an ivory foreshaft that was then attached to a socketed wooden spear shaft. Upon entering the prey, the spear could be pulled free, leaving the foreshaft and point embedded in the animal. " ~ Display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Photo 091712-015.jpg) Paleo Tools: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=945 (expected publication December 2012) Mammoth: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=1023 (expected publication December 2012).Knapping: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=1061 (expected publication December 2012).
PALEO TIMELINE: 12,000 B.P. to 9,500 B.P. (Before present) - EARLY PALEO PERIOD: 12,000-10,000 BP - Simpson point on mammoth ivory foreshaft (circa 11,500 BP) - First evidence of people on the Florida peninsula, Paleoindians live a semi-nomadic life, hunt big game like mastadon, climate was drier than today, and sea level is more than 100 feet lower than today. - Bison antiguns skull with embedded spearpoint, Wacissa River (circa 11,000 BP).
LATE PALEO PERIOD: 10,000 to 9500 BP - stone bola weight (circa 10,000 BP) had most big game animals extinct, wetter climate prevails, sea level rises gradually, several new styles of stone points appear, like the side notched bolan point. " ~ Display in the Florida Museum of Natural History.
For more information visit:
Paleoindians: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=939 (expected publication December 2012)
Tallahassee: www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=5093 (Expected publication November 2012)
Florida: www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=5079 (Expected Publication December 2012)
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091712-015percussion
"Paleo hunters made tools for everyday tasks such as hunting and defense. First, they went to a nearby chert quarry, used by members of their band. Using a hammerstone, they broke pieces of stone from the outcrop and chipped them into rough symmetrical blades, called preforms. The preform was then chipped, or knapped in several stages to form a thinner well-shaped point. Deer antler tools were used to create a sharp, fine edge on the stone points by using pressure to remove smaller flakes. Some spear points were bound to an ivory foreshaft that was then attached to a socketed wooden spear shaft. Upon entering the prey, the spear could be pulled free, leaving the foreshaft and point embedded in the animal. " ~ Display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Photo 091712-015.jpg) Paleo Tools: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=945 (expected publication December 2012) Mammoth: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=1023 (expected publication December 2012).Knapping: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=1061 (expected publication December 2012).
PALEO TIMELINE: 12,000 B.P. to 9,500 B.P. (Before present) - EARLY PALEO PERIOD: 12,000-10,000 BP - Simpson point on mammoth ivory foreshaft (circa 11,500 BP) - First evidence of people on the Florida peninsula, Paleoindians live a semi-nomadic life, hunt big game like mastadon, climate was drier than today, and sea level is more than 100 feet lower than today. - Bison antiguns skull with embedded spearpoint, Wacissa River (circa 11,000 BP).
LATE PALEO PERIOD: 10,000 to 9500 BP - stone bola weight (circa 10,000 BP) had most big game animals extinct, wetter climate prevails, sea level rises gradually, several new styles of stone points appear, like the side notched bolan point. " ~ Display in the Florida Museum of Natural History.
For more information visit:
Paleoindians: www.technogypsie.com/science/?p=939 (expected publication December 2012)
Tallahassee: www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=5093 (Expected publication November 2012)
Florida: www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=5079 (Expected Publication December 2012)
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