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Points on Points: A Reply to Flenniken and Raymond

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

David Hurst Thomas
David Hurst Thomas*
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Department of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St., New York, NY 10024
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Abstract

Three rather redundant papers (Flenniken 1984, 1985; Flenniken and Raymond 1986) recently questioned the efficacy and validity of my research on Great Basin projectile point types (especially Thomas 1970, 1981, 1983b). These articles reflect a distorted view of how lithic studies articulate with today's archaeology, betraying serious misunderstandings about the objectives and methods of contemporary archaeology. While I am generally sympathetic with experimental approaches, these particular interpretations and recommendations require rethinking.

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American Antiquity , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 619 - 627
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1986

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