The Fenn cache, all 56 of the Clovis artifacts. - Lithic Casting Lab
WEBThis article illustrates and describes a collection of Clovis artifacts that are known as the Fenn Clovis cache. The Fenn cache is reported to have been found somewhere in the border area of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming in about 1902. There are 56 artifacts in the cache.
10 Archaeological Mysteries of the United States - Atlas Obscura
WEBDec 18, 2014 · Instead of the Great Wall of China or Stonehenge, these are all ancient American ruins and landmarks. The United States is a relative newcomer to the world stage, but there have been people long ...
50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time
WEBNov 13, 2020 · By visiting archeological sites around the world, you can see how the city of Pompeii worked right before it was covered in volcanic ash, the lost Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, incredible cave drawings in Brazil and Spain, and even the wealthy trading hub of Petra—no flux capacitor required.
Guide to the Identification, Assessment and Recording of Lithics
WEBThe Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is well known for recording metal artefacts but through fieldwalking and chance discovery ceramic and lithic artefacts, including stone tools, cores and waste have been reported. Lithics, mostly in flint or chert, represent a small proportion of the artefacts recorded on the PAS database (www.finds.org.uk).
Arrowhead and Spearhead Point Information - LITHICS-NET
WEBArt Gumbus' LITHICS-Net is a non-profit World Wide Web site dedicated to those who ethically find, study, protect and preserve the lithic projectile point artifacts crafted by the aboriginal people who once habitated pre-historic North America.
Spotlight on Collections: Online Sources for Identifying Artifacts
WEBSep 16, 2019 · I’ve gathered some of my favorite online artifact identification resources below. Some of these are useful for specific types of artifacts, some are good for broader categories of materials, and some are just fun to browse to see what other people have found at their sites.
Geology for Archaeologists | NC Archaeology - ncdcr.gov
WEBThe site provides a set of methods for identifying and classifying lithic raw materials and addresses the basic levels of identification regarding various rock types. To the side, one will find links to matrices that serve as guides through the Identification process.
Artifact Identification - Peach State Archaeological Society
WEBTo help identify your artifacts or to learn more about them, click on the illustration next to the topic title to see all of the various types of each major topic. This section contains artifacts developed by Native Americans through a peck and grind technology or that were used in …
2.2 Mesolithic | The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework
WEBThe best-known Mesolithic artefact from the carse clays of the upper Forth Valley, the Meiklewood antler-beam mattock, was found near a Rorqual whale skeleton in 1877 (Turner 1889; Clark 1947; Smith 1989).
The Clovis Point and the Discovery of America’s First Culture
WEBClovis points are wholly distinctive. Chipped from jasper, chert, obsidian and other fine, brittle stone, they have a lance-shaped tip and (sometimes) wickedly sharp edges. Extending from the base...