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A Bison Antiquus Kill Site, Wacissa River, Jefferson County, Florida

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

S. David Webb ,
Jerald T. Milanich ,
Roger Alexon  and
James S. Dunbar
S. David Webb
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Sciences, Florida State Museum, Gainesville, FL 32611
Jerald T. Milanich
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Florida State Museum, Gainesville, FL 32611
Roger Alexon
Affiliation:
410 Andrews Street, Ormond Beach, FL 32074
James S. Dunbar
Affiliation:
Division of Archives, History and Records Management, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL 32304
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Abstract

Metric analysis of an excellently preserved Bison skull with horn cores recovered from a northern Florida river identifies the specimen as an evolutionarily late representative of Bison antiquus. A fragment of chert protrudes from the right fronto-parietal area of the skull. Radiocarbon and biostratigraphic dating place the age of the Bison at about 11,000 years, thereby documenting an association between the animal and Paleoindians. It is likely that the animal was killed and butchered adjacent to a now-inundated water hole.

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American Antiquity , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 384 - 392
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1984

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