Wm Jack Hranicky

A Model for a Paleoindian Fluted Point Survey

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Produktbeschreibung

The book provides guidelines on starting and maintaining a state-wide fluted point (Clovis) survey. It is based on the 60+ year old McCary Fluted Points Survey of Virginia. From recoding points to publishing them, this publication offers a wealth of procedures, processes, ownership ethics, analytical methods, and ideas on the general nature of paleopoints found within a region or state.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781420840322
• ISBN-10: 1420840320
• Artikelnr.: 22416013

Autorenporträt

Jack Hranicky is a retired government contractor who has been involved with archaeology as a full-time passion for over 50 years. His main interest is the Paleo-Indian period, but he has worked in all facets of American archaeology. Mr. Hranicky taught anthropology at the Northern Virginia Community College and St Johns College High School and has published over 200 papers and over 50 books about archaeology. He has served as president of the Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) and Eastern States Archeological Federation (ESAF), been past chairman of the Alexandria Archaeology Commission, and he is a charter member of the Registry of Professional Archaeologists (RPA). He runs the Virginia Rockart Survey and formerly the McCary Fluted Point Survey. He has honorary-life memberships in six Virginia historical societies. Also, Mr. Hranicky received Meritorious Service Awards from the U.S. State Department for his governmental work and the Smithsonian Institution for his anthropological work. He is currently overseeing 18 archaeological Pleistocene sites. His numerous books on prehistoric tools have made him a national authority in the U.S.