The morphometrics and microwear of a small Clovis assemblage from Guernsey County, Southeastern Ohio, U.S.A.

A small Clovis stone tool assemblage was discovered in Salt Fork State Park, Guernsey County, Southeastern Ohio. Included in the assemblage was a complete Clovis fluted projectile point, eight other formal tools, and 118 specimens of lithic debitage. These specimens were made from Upper Mercer chert, the principle location of which is found 42 linear km (63 km, least cost path) west of the site. We present here descriptions, morphometrics, and microwear analyses of the assemblage. While future excavations will shed further light on the site and its role in Clovis colonization and behavior, the results currently are consistent with the hypothesis that the site represents a small residential camp site. Further, the site adds further evidence to the hypothesis that Clovis Paleoindians did indeed reside in Southeastern Ohio's unglaciated Appalachian Plateau region, despite claims to the contrary.