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CLOVIS PREFORM
This broken base of a fluted preform was recovered from the lower Clovis
horizon at Kimmswick. It was broken when a large end thinning flake was
struck from the base and hinged downward. This broken preform represents
one of the common types of break patterns found on Clovis sites. This
preform was made from a piece of white Burlington (Crescent Quarry)
chert and it measures 1 9/16 inches long.
This Clovis site, once referred to as just "Kimmswick", has had
a long history of excavation. Beginning in 1839 Dr. Albert Koch unearthed
skeletal remains which were later identified as Mammut americanum
and later sold to the British Museum of Natural History in 1844 where they
are still on display. In 1897 C.W. Beehler rediscovered the site with new
excavations and later built a small on site museum in 1900, which housed
hundreds of bones. Several excavations followed Beehler but the most
extensive were those of Robert McCormick Adams in the 1940’s who left
the most complete record of the site.
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"REFERENCES" Personal communications with Russ Graham. |
