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ArticleScientific reports2024

Use of hare bone for the manufacture of a Clovis bead.

Todd A Surovell, McKenna L Litynski, Sarah A Allaun, Michael Buckley, Todd A Schoborg, Jack A Govaerts, Matthew J O'Brien, Spencer R Pelton, Paul H Sanders, Madeline E Mackie and 1 more

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11 authors.

Todd A SurovellDepartment of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA. surovell@uwyo.edu.
McKenna L LitynskiDepartment of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
Sarah A AllaunOffice of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, History Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
Michael BuckleyManchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Todd A SchoborgDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
Jack A GovaertsDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
Matthew J O'BrienDepartment of Anthropology, Chico State University, Chico, CA, USA.
Spencer R PeltonOffice of the Wyoming State Archaeologist, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
Paul H SandersOffice of the Wyoming State Archaeologist, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
Madeline E MackieDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, USA.
Robert L KellyDepartment of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.

Funding

National Geographic Society 9896-16National Science Foundation 1947297Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund 212-17-S
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A tubular bone bead dating to ~ 12,940 BP was recovered from a hearth-centered activity area at the La Prele Mammoth site in Converse County, Wyoming, USA. This is the oldest known bead from the Western Hemisphere. To determine the taxonomic origin of the bead, we extracted collagen for zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS). We also used micro-CT scanning for morphological analysis to determine likely skeletal elements used for its production. We conclude that the bead was made from a metapodial or proximal phalanx of a hare (Lepus sp.). This find represents the first secure evidence for the use of hares during the Clovis period. While the use of hare bone for the manufacture of beads was a common practice in western North America during the Holocene, its origins can now be traced back to at least the terminal Pleistocene.

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HaresLagomorphaAnimalsMass SpectrometryNorth AmericaPhylogeny

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