Archaeologica.org

You have to remember, though, these people are obviously not real concerned about being accepted by their "peers".

http://pidba.utk.edu/main.htm

Charlie, Cogs, all others with artifacts. This link is to the Paleoindian Database of the Americas. Started by Dr. Anderson of the University of Tennessee Archaeology Dept., it is an effort to gather all relevant data about the types and geographic locations of Native American artifacts, mostly points.

I heard him speak at Topper and had a few minutes with him afterward. I was really impressed with his ideas and research. He makes the point that 90% of known artifacts are in the hands of private collectors and in order to study the spread of various technologies, and the evolution of certain types, he needs the help of the owners of these tools.

He is interested in the spread of Clovis technology especially. Of course, at the moment, it appears that Clovis existed mostly in Tennessee. That may change as more data is gathered.

Help him out if you can, and help spread the word. Thanks

http://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/stori ... 10001.html

The so-called Clovis point even has its own media-savvy spokesperson, an archaeologist who consulted for the “Indiana Jones” film trilogy named Gary Stickel, who says the artifact is “a major discovery of national and international significance.” He also contends that the private property where the point was found, which has been designated Farpoint on the state archaeology rolls, should be the subject of additional research.
The point was found in September 2005 by Edgar Perez, a cultural resources specialist for the Tongva Tribe in Los Angeles, who was hired as the Native American monitor at a Point Dume residential construction site. Stickel said Perez was overseeing backhoe digging and spotted the spearhead in the bucket before it was crushed.
Dr. Stickel says that the crew’s elation at the find was not shared by the owner of the property, whose identity and address are not being disclosed to protect privacy as well as prevent vandalism of the site. He says the owner has questioned the authenticity of the artifact and prevents research from continuing at the site.
The archaeologist also contends that City of Malibu planning personnel have declined to cooperate with facilitating additional work at the location. He asserts that the city may have tried to block a press conference that Stickel scheduled last week on the grounds of the Page Museum with its backdrop of the La Brea Tar Pits, where examples of the animals that Clovis hunters stalked can be now seen.
Stickel says that a staffer at the museum told him that “the City of Malibu phoned,” then de­clined to elaborate further.

The Club is alive and well in Malibu!