Hell Gap complex
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The Hell Gap complex is an early Paleoindian archaeological culture of the North American Great Plains, known for its distinctive projectile points and hunting adaptations following the Clovis period.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleoindian archaeological culture
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archaeological culture ⓘ lithic technology complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithEnvironment | post-glacial grassland adaptation ⓘ |
| associatedWithFauna |
Bison antiquus
NERFINISHED
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Pleistocene megafauna remnants ⓘ |
| associatedWithSubsistence |
big-game hunting
GENERATED
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bison hunting GENERATED ⓘ pronghorn hunting GENERATED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
post-Clovis Paleoindian complex
NERFINISHED
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transitional complex between Clovis/Folsom and Plano ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContinuityWith | later Plano complexes ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 9,500 BP ⓘ |
| follows |
Clovis culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Folsom complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveArtifact |
Hell Gap projectile point
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bifacial knife ⓘ endscraper ⓘ lanceolate projectile point ⓘ sidescraper ⓘ stemmed projectile point ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveTechnology |
bifacial thinning
ⓘ
fluted and unfluted point production ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
camp sites
ⓘ
kill sites ⓘ lithic workshops ⓘ |
| hasTypeSite | Hell Gap site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | lithic assemblage characteristics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
High Plains
NERFINISHED
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North American Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hell Gap archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Agate Basin complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cody complex ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleoindian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Colorado
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Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ western Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ western South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField | Paleoindian archaeology ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 10,800 BP ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | North American archaeology ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Early Holocene
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late Pleistocene–early Holocene transition ⓘ |
| typeSiteLocatedIn |
Niobrara County, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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