Proximal fragment of a fluted point
- ACCESSION NUMBER:
- CR-267
- SITE NUMBER:
- Cliche-Rancourt
- SITE REGION:
- Lake Megantic, Quebec
- BORDEN SITE NUMBER:
- BiEr-14
- CULTURAL ATTRIBUTION FOR THE SITE:
- Clovis type Prehistoric Amerindian
- PERIOD:
- Early Palaeoindian (12 500 to 11 350 years BP)
- MATERIAL:
- Stone, black and green chert
- HEIGHT:
- 32.9 mm
- WIDTH:
- 27.8 mm
- THICKNESS:
- 5.1 mm
- COLLECTION:
- Anthropology Department, Université de Montréal
This proximal part of a fluted point dates back to the Early Palaeoindian period (12 500 to 11 350 years BP). It was found at the Cliche-Rancourt site, near Megantic. It suggests the presence of nomadic caribou hunters there, in a tundra environment. The presence of similar points in the New England region indicates that these hunters arrived from that region, where deglaciation had been underway for a longer time period.
