Clovis Blade Technology – A Comparative Study of the Keven Davis Cache, Texas A Comparative Study of the Keven Davis Cache, Texas

This book offers the first comprehensive study of a little-known aspect of Clovis culture -- stone blade technology. Michael Collins introduces the topic with a close look at the nature of blades and the techniques of their manufacture, followed by a discussion of the full spectrum of Clovis lithic technology and how blade production relates to the production of other stone tools. He then provides a full report of the discovery and examination of fourteen blades found in 1988 in the Keven Davis Cache in Navarro County, Texas. Collins concludes with a comparative study of known and presumed Clovis blades from many sites, a discussion of Clovis caching practices, and a consideration of what lithic technology and caching behavior can add to our knowledge of Clovis lifeways.