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ABSTRACT
The Center for the Study of the First Americans (CSFA) is a collaboration of researchers focused on studying the peopling of the Americas and training students in the theory and methods necessary to address research questions regarding who were the first peoples to enter and spread throughout the American continents, when did they first arrive in the Americas, and from where did they come. This volume of PaleoAmerica presents seven papers that highlight research conducted by some of the graduates of the CSFA program, in a celebration of CSFA’s legacy and ongoing contribution to our understanding of the peopling of the Americas and Paleoindian archaeology.
Acknowledgements
The special issue editors thank the scholars who contributed to this volume. We also express our appreciation to the CSFA and its researchers for their mentorship and support throughout our time as students at the center. Finally, we have great appreciation for Ted Goebel, Editor of PaleoAmerica for his encouragement, support, and assistance over the years and in generating this special issue. Nearly done!
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Notes on contributors
Heather L. Smith
Heather L. Smith (PhD Texas A&M University 2015) is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Texas State University. Her recent research focuses on explaining variability in fluted-point morphology and technology and she is directing field work at the Spring Lake archaeological site in central Texas.
Ashley M. Smallwood
Ashley M. Smallwood (PhD Texas A&M University 2011) is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Louisville. Her research interests include the Paleoindian and Early Archaic records of the American Southeast, hunter–gatherer adaptations, and stone artifact analysis.