McKean Complex Projectile Point Typology and Function in the Pine Parklands

McKean complex projectile point typology has been of keen interest to Plains archaeologists since the early 1950s. This article examines the typological and functional relationships of McKean complex points from the Lightning Spring, McKean, Red Fox and Scoggin sites in the Pine Parklands area of th...

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Published in:Plains anthropologist 1999-08, Vol.44 (169), p.251-270
Main Authors: Davis, Carl M., Keyser, James D.
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America and Arctic regions
Ancient civilizations
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Atlatls
Complexity
Field archaeology
Lightning
McKean complex
North America
north-western Plains
Paleoanthropology
point rejuvenation and function
Preceramic cultures
Prehistory and protohistory
projectile point typology
Projectiles
Regions
Rejuvenation
Scars
Spears
Weapons
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subjects America and Arctic regions
Ancient civilizations
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Atlatls
Complexity
Field archaeology
Lightning
McKean complex
North America
north-western Plains
Paleoanthropology
point rejuvenation and function
Preceramic cultures
Prehistory and protohistory
projectile point typology
Projectiles
Regions
Rejuvenation
Scars
Spears
Weapons
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