Late Pleistocene Geochronology and the Paleo-Indian Penetration into the Lower Michigan Peninsula

Ronald J. Mason examines the prehistoric geochronology of the lower peninsula of Michigan and the presence of specific projectile points from various counties to assess the evidence for Paleoindian people in the region. Contents Introduction Distributional Data Description of Fluted Points Manufacture and Shaping of the Blade Fluting Techniques Length of Fluting and Length of Fluting Scar - A Distinction Blade Configuration Review of Geochronology of Lower Peninsula of Michigan and of Adjacent Great Lakes Basins Cary Subage Mankato Subage Two Creeks Interstadial Valders Subage Post-Valders Maximum Xerothermic and Post-Xerothermic Suggested Correlations of Fluted Point Loci and Late Pleistocene Events Berrien and Cass Counties Washtenaw County Ottawa, Allegan, and Van Buren Counties Newaygo and Mecosta Counties Bay and Wayne Counties Other Localities Remarks Comparisons and Discussion Comparative Material from Wisconsin Comparative Material from Ontario St. Louis Area of Missouri and Illinois Ohio-Pennsylvania Area Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia New England Fluted Points Summary and Conclusions Literature Cited