Hi April,
Try these ref.s (below). Turtle turned up and was explicitly discussed as
a food resource in the Aubrey Clovis site excavated by Reid Ferring (UNT).
Good luck,
Ferring, C.R.
1989 "The Aubrey Clovis Site: A Paleoindian Locality in the Upper
Trinity River Basin, Texas." Current Research in the Pleistocene 6:9-11.
Ferring, C.R.
1990 "The 1989 Investigations at the Aubrey Clovis Site, Texas." Current
Research in the Pleistocene 7: 10-12.
On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, April M. Beisaw wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I am compiling data regarding the archaeological and
> historical evidence of the consumption of wild turtles
> in North America (the US-east coast in particular) for
> a SAA paper and a larger project. As most site
> reports/publications glaze over these species, they
> are rarely included in indexes, abstract, keywords,
> and other searchable goodies. Any references will be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> -April
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