Clovis Points in Virginia - Paperback

by Wm Jack Hranicky (Author)

Revised - This 350+ -page publication contains over 1250 Clovis points from Virginia. Text has descriptions, photos, drawing, prehistory, and general information for Clovis in Virginia. It offers a complete paleo prehistory for anyone interested in the topic. Now - Williamson paleosite material. Topics: what is a Clovis point, lithic materials, distributions, chronologies, types, point statistics, classic and true Clovis points, classification methods, Clovis position in prehistory, basic point matrices, point examples, Clovis structure and axes, recording methods, regional survey methods, paleo sites, and basic typology.

Author Biography

Wm Jack Hranicky RPA Wm Jack Hranicky is a retired U.S. Government contractor, but has been involved with archaeology as a full-time passion for over 40 years. His main interest is the Paleo-Indian period; however, he has worked in all facets of American archaeology. He has published over 200 papers and over 40 books in archaeology with one being a two-volume, 800-page, 10,000 artifacts book on the material culture of Virginia. In Virginia, he is considered an expert on prehistoric stone tools and rockart. He is a charter member of the Registry of Professional Archaeologists RPA. Since he joined the Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) in 1966, he is among its senior members. And, he is a charter member of the Council of Virginia Archaeologist (COVA). As a conservation role, he is an active member of the Izaak Walton League of America. He taught anthropology at the Northern Virginia Community College and St Johns College High School. This course was the first high school course in anthropology in the U.S. He has delivered 100s of archaeological papers at various amateur and professional conferences throughout the U.S. He published the first popular publication in archaeology in the 1970-80s - called Popular Archaeology. His most extensive publication is the North American Projectile Points. It contains most of the published types, over 2000, in the archaeology literature. It is now in its 6th edition and has sold over 5000 copies in the last ten years. It is considered the largest single volume on point typology in the U.S.