High Plains Mammoth Hunters By Dr. Madeline Mackie, Weber State University

Apr 13, 2023
Since the first discovery of stone projectile points in association with extinct fauna, fluted point kill sites have been the subject of intense interest. Recent excavations at the La Prele Site have identified the remains of Columbia Mammoth along with associated activity areas which contain artifacts including fluted point fragments, channel flakes, faunal remains, ivory, bone needles (oldest in lower 48 states), and a large ocher stains that are likely in the first Clovis dwellings every found.

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I would think that if a family or two happened to walk up soon after a different family had brought down a proboscidian, they’d probably be invited to join. If for nothing else, help with prep and smoking/drying. Not to mention the sheer amount of food, that was probably more than the group that took the animal could handle or transport.