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The Cody complex is a
The Cody complex is a Paleo-Indian
Paleo-Indians were the first peoples who entered and subsequently inhabited the Americas towards the end of the Late Pleistocene period. The prefix ''paleo-'' comes from . The term ''Paleo-Indians'' applies specifically to the lithic period in ...
culture group first identified at a ''Bison antiquus
''Bison antiquus'' is an extinct species of bison that lived in North America during the Late Pleistocene from over 60,000 years ago until around 10,000 years ago. ''Bison antiquus'' was one of the most common large herbivores in North America d ...
'' kill site near Cody, Wyoming
Cody is a city in and the county seat of Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after Buffalo Bill Cody for his part in the founding of Cody in 1896.
The population was 10,028 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, making Cod ...
, in 1951. Points possessing characteristics of Cody Complex flaking have been found all across North America from Canada to as far south as Oklahoma and Texas.
The tradition is generally attributed to the North American, primarily in the High Plains portion of the American Great Plains
The Great Plains is a broad expanse of plain, flatland in North America. The region stretches east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland. They are the western part of the Interior Plains, which include th ...
. 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.
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.
See also
* Prehistory of Colorado * List of prehistoric sites in Colorado ** Horner site, thetype site
In archaeology, a type site (American English) or type-site (British English) is the site used to define a particular archaeological culture or other typological unit, which is often named after it. For example, discoveries at La Tène and H ...
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
The Plano cultures is a name given by archaeologists to a group of disparate hunter-gatherer communities that occupied the Great Plains area of North America during the Paleo-Indian or Archaic period (North America), Archaic period.
Distinguishin ...
References
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* Archaeology of the United States Archaeological cultures in the United States Hunter-gatherers of the United States Native American history of Colorado Paleo-Indian period Pre-Columbian cultures Prehistoric cultures in Colorado 1951 archaeological discoveries {{PreColumbian-stub