Is a Clovis Always a Clovis?	by Dave Miller
Central States Archaeological Societies 2023 July Journal	New Melle, Missouri

This is an excerpt from "Is a Clovis Always a Clovis?". Read the complete column in the Central States Archaeological Societies 2023 July Journal which can be purchased on-line after March 2024 . Point found at the Owl Creek Bridge on the Old Number 8 Highway near Gumbo, Missouri. The point measures 4” in length and is made from Burlington chert exhibiting heavy patination. I have been hunting and collecting Indian artifacts for over 50 years and thought I was up to speed with the point types from my area. I always referred to Greg Perino’s three volumes of Selected Preforms, Points and Knives of the North American Indians to identify points. Recently I heard of a Clovis point coming available (Fig. 1). It had two COA’s with it. One was from Calvin Howard dated 2002 , on which he declared it a Clovis. The second COA was from 2022 by Jerry Dickey where he described it as a Gainey Clovis. I quickly looked in the Perino volumes and found no references to this type. I decided it was time to do my homework on this point, and turned to the internet for help. I soon discovered there were a number of articles on the Gainey fluted point type. The photos with the articles looked nearly identical to my point. My research described the Gainey point as ...   Read the complete column in the Central States Archaeological Societies 2023 July Journal which can be purchased on-line after March 2024