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Ep. 311: Clovis Hunters and Fluting Nipples

Published: 2022-01-31 10:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Metin Eren, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Chester Floyd, Hayden Sammak, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: The meaning of the name, Metin; putting the "spear" back into "experimental"; how Clovis points aren't the bazooka we want them to be; knocking out channel flakes; Hayden's burbot liver smoked trout pate; how Seth and Chester are getting closer to securing a walleye boat and sponsor; Steve's irritation with folks standing on escalators; the "wear it dry program" and child raising; Brody's tagged cow elk and Cal's tagged perch; frozen poop knives and how shit don't cut it; Spencer's article debunking the myth of the poop chisel; being heartbroken over how Clovis points likely didn't slay mammoths all that handily; hucking atlatls; only one Clovis burial site; the crazy ass giant ground sloth; the 1.5 million year old Acheulean Handaxe; the conchoidal fracture; sharp to the molecule; knap ins; the Folsom point bolo tie; a Solutrean Laurel Leaf; mistakes can make valuable flakes; Primal Points; and more.


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Referenced Books

Shadows in the Sun
by Wade Davis
Referenced when discussing the origin of the poop knife story. Wade Davis, described as an ethnobotanist and anthropologist, was on the Diane Rehm Show promoting this book about ego tourism. The speaker heard the story as a teenager and it inspired him to study anthropology.
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The Oregon Trail
by Francis Parkman
Referenced in discussion of historical hunting practices. Parkman wrote the definitive History of the French and Indian War and traveled west in 1846, likely with the Oglala Sioux, including a description of hunting bighorn sheep by rolling rocks down on them in the Black Hills.
Referenced at 00:00:00
Sapiens
by Yuval Noah Harari
Highly recommended book about human evolution and diaspora out of Africa 70,000 years ago. Discussed extensively regarding hunter-gatherer band sizes, population dynamics, and the pace of human migration across continents. The speaker notes it has 'some sloppy mistakes' but is 'highly regarded.'
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The Vagrant and Viking
by Peter Freuchen
Referenced as Peter Freuchen's autobiography where he claimed to have broken out of an ice trap using a chisel made from frozen feces. Discussed in context of evaluating the credibility of the poop chisel story and Freuchen's personality as someone who sought fame and attention.
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