Wow, I remember that! evidence my education is sinking in.,,,,Charlie Hatchett wrote:Carbonate, if pure enough, can be dated via uranium-series analyses. If the carbonate is adhered to a flake channel then it can be determined the piece was worked prior to the age of the carbonate.
But I am curious about the numbers of tools found in a single site, and the pictures indicate that you are working in a creek bed. So I have to ask if you have looked up stream for other sites that this stuff has washed down from? Or, have you done some investigation into where the stream was during the period these items may have been left? I would think it is a work site but still seems to be alot of items. could this be a "dump area" for the discards? I know about the evidence of iron working, but I can't seem to correlate that with pre-clovis (dates you know). yes I have a LOT of questions, remember I am a student, so it is my nature to have questions. And chances are good that when you answer these questions your answers will spark a few dozen more questions.
