The listing on the three next pages, which goes no further than 1948, is not exhaustive. There is room for argument over a number of the finds; but the arrangement of the materials in columns provides a rough perspective. The sites are listed in order of discovery. The symbols indicate one or more occurrences:
Occurrence of the saber-toothed cat, tapir, giant beaver, or extinct armadillo is not indicated. Finds that seem problematical or not definitely associated with other finds are shaded. Sandia points were found with the five extinct mammals indicated in the Sandia cave and below the Folsom.
Human Bones {SK} skull {PS} part of skull {CB} a considerable number of bones {FB} a few bones Artifacts, Fires {SB} a skeleton or the major parts {C} Clovis and other early fluted points {F} Folsom {FP} Plainview, Scottsbluff, and other parallel-fluted points {OP} other types of point {CC} charcoal {MS} milling stone {P} pottery {R} rocks thrown by man {HS} horn and shell objects {BF} bone and flake tools {BT} bone tools Extinct Mammals {M} mammoth or mastodon {EB} extinct bison {S} sloth {EC} extinct camel {EH} extinct horse {ES} extinct South American mammals *An asterisk within brackets indicates shading in the diagram.
| Date | Place | Human Bones | Artifacts, Fires | Extinct Mammals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1835-1844 | Lagoa Santa, Brazil | {SK} | ||
| 1838 | Gasconade County, Mo. | {OP} {R*} {CC} | {M} | |
| 1839 | Benton County, Mo. | {C*} | {M} | |
| 1846 | Natchez, Miss. | {FB} | {M} {EB} {S} {EH} | |
| 1872-1879 | Trenton, N.J. | {PS} {FB} | {OP} | {M} {EB} |
| 1872 | Omaha, Nebr. | {OP} | {M} | |
| 1882 | Lake Lahontan, Nev. | {OP} | {M} {EB} {EC} {EH} | |
| 1895 | Russell Springs, Kans. | {OP} | {EB} | |
| 1902 | Lansing, Kans. | {SB} | ||
| 190? | Paltacalo, Ecuador | {SK} | ||
| 1915-1916 | Vero, Fla. | {SK} {FB} | {M} {S} {EH} | |
| 1920 | Sacramento, Calif. | {SB} | {OP} {MS} | |
| 1923-1927 | Santa Barbara, Calif. | {SB} | {OP} {MS} | |
| 1923 | Melbourne, Fla. | {SK} {FB} | {OP} {CC} {M*} {S*} {EH*} | |
| 1923 & 1931 | Grand Island, Nebr. | {FP} | {EB} | |
| 1923 | Punin, Ecuador | {SK} | {M*} {S*} {EH*} | |
| 1924 | Lone Wolf Creek, Tex. | {FP} {OP} | {EB} | |
| 1926 | Folsom, N.M. | {F} | {EB} | |
| 1926 & 1935-1940 | Lake Cochise, White Water Creek, Ariz. | {PS} {FB} | {OP} {MS} {CC} | {M} {EB} {EC} {EH} |
| 1926 | Frederick, Okla. | {OP} | {M} {S} {EC} {EH} | |
| 1928 | Alangasi, Ecuador | {P} {CC} | {M*} | |
| 1929 | Abilene, Tex. | {FP} {OP} {CC} | {M} {EH} | |
| 1929 | Conkling Cavern, N.M. | {SK} {FB} | {S} {EC} {EH} | |
| 1930 | Burnet Cave, N.M. | {F} | {EB} {EC} {EH} | |
| 1930 | Gypsum Cave, Nev. | {OP} | {S} {EC} {EH} | |
| 1931 | Pelican Rapids, Minn. | {SB} | {HS} | |
| 1931 | Angus, Nebr. | {OP} | {M} | |
| 1932 | Signal Butte, Nebr. | {FP} {OP} {MS} {CC} | ||
| 1932 | Clovis, N.M. | {C} {F} {FP} {CC} | {M} {EB} {EC*} {EH*} | |
| 1932 | Scottsbluff, Nebr. | {FP} {OP} | {EB} | |
| 1932 | Dent, Colo. | {C} | {M} | |
| 1933 | Browns Valley, Minn. | {SB} | {FP} {OP} | |
| 1934 | Lindenmeier, Colo. | {C} {F} {FP} {CC} | {M*} {EB} {EC} | |
| 1934 | Miami, Tex. | {C} | {M} | |
| 1934 | Pinto Basin, Calif. | {OP} {MS*} | {EC*} {EH*} | |
| 1935 | Confins, Brazil | {SB} | {M} {S} {EH} | |
| 1935 | Sauk Valley, Minn. | {SB} | ||
| 1936 | Lake Mohave, Calif. | {OP} | ||
| 1936 | Sandia Cave, N.M. | {F} {FP*} {OP} {CC} | {M} {EB} {S} {EC} {EH} | |
| 1936-1937 | Cerro Sota Hill, Chile | {SB} | {OP} | {S} {EH} |
| 1936-1937 | Fell’s Cave, Chile | {OP} {CC} | {S} {EH} | |
| 1936-1937 | Palli Aike Cave, Chile | {CB} | {OP} {CC} | {S} {EH} |
| 1937-1945 | Borax Lake, Calif. | {F} {OP} {MS} {CC} | ||
| 1938 | Bee County, Tex. | {OP} {CC} | {M} {EB} {EH} | |
| 1938 | Lipscomb County, Tex. | {F} | {EB} | |
| 1939 | Ventana Cave, Ariz. | {F*} {OP} | {EB} {S} {EH} | |
| 1939 | Mortlach, Sask. | {F} {FP} | {EB} | |
| 1940 | Eden, Wyo. | {C*} | {EB} | |
| 1941 | San Jon, N.M. | {F} {FP*} {OP} | {M*} {EB} | |
| 1941 | San Luis Valley, Colo. | {F} {FP*} | {EB} | |
| 1941 | Fairbanks, Alaska | {FP} | {M} | |
| 1941 | Circle, Alaska | {FP*} | {M} | |
| 1941 | Cook Inlet, Alaska | {FP} {CC} | {M} | |
| 1945 | Plainview, Tex. | {FP} | {EB} | |
| 1946 | Monument Site, Concord, Calif. | {SB} | {OP} | |
| 1946-1947 | Tequixquiac, Mex. | {BF} | {M*} {EB*} {S*} {EC*} {EH*} | |
| 1947 | Tepexpan, Mex. | {SB} | {OP*} | {M*} |
| 1948 | Totolzingo, Mex. | {BT} | {M*} {EH*} |
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EARLY MAN AND THE GREAT EXTINCTION
And prate about an Elephant