Cody complex

The Cody complex is a Paleo-Indian culture group first identified at a Bison antiquus kill site near Cody, Wyoming, in 1951.^[1] Points possessing characteristics of Cody Complex flaking have been found all across North America from Canada to as far south as Oklahoma and Texas.

Cody complex projectile points and knife

Salvaged Scottsbluff Tip

The tradition is generally attributed to the North American, primarily in the High Plains portion of the American Great Plains. The discovery of the Cody complex broadened the understanding of late Paleo-Indian cultural traditions beyond the Folsom tradition. Most Cody complex sites were Bison antiquus kill and butcher sites, and sometime campsites.^[2]

The sites are distinguished by their campsites, tools and butchering process. The tools, dated between about 6,000 and 8,000 BC, include Cody knives and Scottsbluff and diamond-shaped Eden projectile points.^[1]

See also

• Prehistory of Colorado
• List of prehistoric sites in Colorado
  • Horner site, the type site for the complex
  • Jurgens Site, a kill site, campsite and residential area
  • Lamb Spring, a kill site
  • Olsen-Chubbuck Bison Kill Site, an example of large scale cooperative game drive system
• Plano cultures

References

1. Shortt, Mack W. (2003). "Record of Early People on Yellowstone Lake: Cody Complex Occupation at Osprey Beach" (PDF). Yellowstone Science. 11 (4): 2–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
2. Bradley, Bruce A. (1998). "Cody". In Gibbon, Guy E.; Ames, Kenneth M. (eds.). Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia. pp. 168–170. ISBN 0-8153-0725-X.

External links

• Media related to Cody complex at Wikimedia Commons