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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).
Paleoindians section of the Division of Historical Resources - Florida Museum of History - Where I used to work - September 17, 2012: A Walk Down Memory Lane - revisiting College Town - Tallahassee, Florida. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, Thomas Baurley, Eadaoin Bineid - technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo or to obtain permission to use, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/
"PALEOINDIANS: The earliest people who inhabited North America are called Paleoindians. They came to Florida during the end of the last Ice Age, at least 12,000 years ago. Their way of life lasted for about 2,500 years. Archaeologists have found few Paleoindian sites. If, as it seems likely, these early people lived along the coast of Florida, their settlements have been covered by the rising sea level. Compared to later Florida Indian cultures, Paleoindians lived in small, widely dispersed groups. Their artifacts are ofte
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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).
Paleoindians section of the Division of Historical Resources - Florida Museum of History - Where I used to work - September 17, 2012: A Walk Down Memory Lane - revisiting College Town - Tallahassee, Florida. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, Thomas Baurley, Eadaoin Bineid - technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo or to obtain permission to use, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/
"PALEOINDIANS: The earliest people who inhabited North America are called Paleoindians. They came to Florida during the end of the last Ice Age, at least 12,000 years ago. Their way of life lasted for about 2,500 years. Archaeologists have found few Paleoindian sites. If, as it seems likely, these early people lived along the coast of Florida, their settlements have been covered by the rising sea level. Compared to later Florida Indian cultures, Paleoindians lived in small, widely dispersed groups. Their artifacts are ofte