The Hogeye Clovis Cache (Peopling of the Americas Publications)

Roughly thirteen thousand years ago, Clovis hunters cached more than fifty projectile points, preforms, and knives at the toe of a gentle slope near present-day Elgin, Bastrop County, in central Texas. Over the next millennia, deposition buried the cache several meters below the surface. The entombed artifacts lay undisturbed until 2003. A circuitous path brought thirteen of the original thirty-seven Clovis bifaces and points through many hands before reaching the attention of Michael Waters at Texas A & M University. At the site of the original cache, Waters and coauthor Thomas A. Jennings conducted excavations, studied the geology, and dated the geological layers to reconstruct how the cache was buried. This book provides a well-illustrated, thoroughly analyzed description and discussion of the Hogeye Clovis cache, the projectile points and other artifacts from later occupations, and the geological context of the site, which has yielded evidence of multiple Paleoindian, Archaic, and Late Prehistoric occupations. The cache of tools and weapons at Hogeye, when combined with other sites, allows us to envision a snapshot of life at the end of the last Ice Age Contents 6 Preface 14 Acknowledgments 16 Chapter 1 20 1. Discovery and Naming of the Cache 21 1. Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Field Investigations 25 1. Surface Artifact Collection 34 1. Summary 48 Chapter 2, 2. Clovis Biface Technology 50 2. Projectile Point Trajectory Bifaces 52 2. Ovate Bifaces 118 Chapter 3, 3. Biface Size 130 3. Biface Shape 133 3. Biface Thinning Techniques 134 3. Biface Flaking Patterns 141 3. Chert Sourcing 150 3. The Clovis Reduction Sequence 151 3. Summary 156 Chapter 4, 4. The Hogeye Clovis Cache 158 4. Clovis Caching and Clovis Adaptations 160 References 164 Index 168 Illustrations 8 Fig. 1 20 Fig. 2 21 Fig. 3 22 Fig. 4 25 Fig. 5 26 Fig. 6 27 Fig. 7 28 Fig. 8 29 Fig. 9 36 Fig. 10 37 Fig. 11 38 Fig. 12 & 13 39 Fig. 14 40 Fig. 15 47 Fig. 16 48 Fig. 17 54 Fig. 18 55 Fig. 19 56 Fig. 20 61 Fig. 21 62 Fig. 22 63 Fig. 23 64 Fig. 24 64 Fig. 25 65 Fig. 26 65 Fig. 27 67 Fig. 28 68 Fig. 29 69 Fig. 30 69 Fig. 31 70 Fig. 32 70 Fig. 33 71 Fig. 34 71 Fig. 35 72 Fig. 36 73 Fig. 37 74 Fig. 38 75 Fig. 39 75 Fig. 40 76 Fig. 41 76 Fig. 42 77 Fig. 43 77 Fig. 44 79 Fig. 45 & 46 80 Fig. 47 81 Fig. 48 82 Fig. 49 83 Fig. 50 & 51 84 Fig. 52 86 Fig. 53 87 Fig. 54 89 Fig. 55 90 Fig. 56 & 57 91 Fig. 58 92 Fig. 59 93 Fig. 60 94 Fig. 61 95 Fig. 62 98 Fig. 63 99 Fig. 64 100 Fig. 65 101 Fig. 66 102 Fig. 67 103 Fig. 68 & 69 104 Fig. 70 105 Fig. 71 106 Fig. 72 107 Fig. 73 & 74 109 Fig. 75 110 Fig. 76 111 Fig. 77 112 Fig. 78 114 Fig. 79 115 Fig. 80 116 Fig. 81 117 Fig. 82 119 Fig. 83 120 Fig. 84 121 Fig. 85 122 Fig. 86 123 Fig. 87 124 Fig. 88 125 Fig. 89 126 Fig. 90 127 Fig. 91 & 92 128 Fig. 93 & 94 131 Fig. 95 136 Fig. 96 146 Fig. 97 147 Fig. 98 148 Fig. 99 149 Fig. 100 152 Tables 12 Table 1 24 Table 2 30 Table 3 31 Table 4 32 Table 5 33 Tables 6 & 7 35 Table 8 39 Table 9 41 Table 10 57 Table 11 59 Table 12 130 Tables 13 & 14 132 Tables 15 & 16 133 Table 17 135 Tables 18 & 19 136 Table 20 137 Table 21 139 Table 22 141 Table 23 143 Table 24 153 Tables 25 & 26 155 Table 27 160 Table 28 161 Table 29 162 This Is The Story Of The Hogeye Cache And Its Remarkable Collection Of Clovis Artifacts - A Time Capsule From The Past. A Circuitous Path Brought Thirteen Of The Original Thirty-seven Clovis Bifaces And Points Through Many Hands Before Reaching The Attention Of Michael Waters At Texas A & M University. He And Some Of His Students Followed The Trail To The Site Where The Bifaces Had Been Discovered And Located Fifteen More Bifaces. At The Site Of The Original Cache, They Conducted Excavations, Studied The Geology, And Dated The Geological Layers To Reconstruct How The Cache Was Buried. Ultimately, Fifty-two Bifaces Were Recovered From The Site. This Book Provides A Well-illustrated, Thoroughly Analyzed Description And Discussion Of The Hogeye Clovis Cache, The Projectile Points And Other Artifacts From Later Occupations, And The Geological Context Of The Site, Which Has Yielded Evidence Of Multiple Paleoindian, Archaic, And Late Prehistoric Occupations. The Cache Of Tools And Weapons At Hogeye, When Combined With Other Sites, Allows Us To Envision A Snapshot Of Life At The End Of The Last Ice Age.--back Cover. The Hogeye Clovis Cache: Discovery And Naming Of The Cache -- Archaeological And Geoarchaeological Field Investigations -- Surface Artifact Collection -- Summary -- The Clovis Bifaces: Clovis Biface Technology -- Projectile Point Trajectory Bifaces -- Ovate Bifaces -- Cache Biface Analyses: Biface Size -- Biface Shape -- Biface Thinning Techniques -- Biface Flaking Patterns -- Chert Sourcing -- The Clovis Reduction Sequence: Comparisons With The Gault Assemblage -- Summary -- Conclusions: The Hogeye Clovis Cache -- Clovis Caching And Clovis Adaptations. Michael R. Waters And Thomas A. Jennings. Peopling Of The Americas Publications. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 145-148) And Index.