Diving into the Past: Recent developments in underwater prehistoric archaeology in Florida

For over a century, Florida has produced evidence of the earliest people in the New World. In contrast to its wet, lush modern environment, during the Late Pleistocene, Florida was a drier and less hospitable place and twice its present size due to lower sea levels. In this talk, we learn about several underwater prehistoric projects that have uncovered human interactions with extinct animals, large cemeteries, and rare ivory, bone, and wooden artifacts. The latest technological innovations that promise to make underwater prehistoric archaeology more productive will also be reviewed.
David K. Thulman is an assistant professorial lecturer in the anthropology department at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and president of the Archaeological Research Cooperative, Inc. His research interests include using geometric morphometrics and Bayesian radiocarbon Chronologies to explore Paleoindian and Early Archaic social organization.
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[@paulfreeman23000]

Thank you for a very informative Video, this is important information to all who love our past.

[@ecosphere1015]

Fascinating and informative update on what is known about the earliest people in America. We can only study the earliest peoples by going off shore and into the water but the technology is quickly evolving to make this much more easily possible.

[@qui-gonjay2944]

Those fishtail points from the Lake George site look very similar to some Clovis age points from South America

[@houseofsolomon2440]

The best understanding of the fluted 'notch' on the Clovis type point: it's formed to assist in the hafting (securing) of the blade onto the split (& shaped) end of a spear. This was accomplished by using thin cordage in conjunction with natural adhesives (tree resins).
p.s. big fan of Dr Jessi Halligan ~

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[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. The YD it sounds like.

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At 7:52. The flute in the Clovis Point is where the spear goes, then possibly glued and then wrapped in tendons or some other stringy material. If you don't have the flute, it is easier for the point to bend and reduce penetration. With the spear fixed in the point, it seems less likely to bend. I could be wrong, though. Later arrowheads fitting in a notch at the end of a spear might work better. I'd like to hear from an expert on this.

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Thank you for sharing

[@MarylandNature]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ceelilly]

Very interesting! Thank you.

[@MarylandNature]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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He must have been to the smithsnonion if he lost his artifact 😂😂😂

[@stephengent9974]

It is fairly obvious if you want to haft a point, reducing the thinknesss would enable easier fixation. If you have made these weapons you would know.