Cody complex

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The Cody complex is an early Holocene North American Paleoindian cultural tradition known for its distinctive Cody knife and other specialized bison-hunting tools.

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Cody complex canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Paleoindian cultural tradition ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence butchering sites ⓘ
camp sites ⓘ
kill sites ⓘ
associatedArtifact Cody knife ⓘ
Cody projectile point ⓘ
associatedWith North America ⓘ
chronologicalPosition later than Clovis culture ⓘ
later than Folsom tradition ⓘ
culturalRegion Plains Paleoindian tradition ⓘ
linked to: Paleo-Indian period
economicFocus bison hunting ⓘ
environmentalContext post-glacial grassland environments ⓘ
geographicDistribution Great Plains ⓘ
High Plains ⓘ
linked to: High Plains region

western North America ⓘ
huntingMethod mass bison kill techniques ⓘ
knownFor Cody knife ⓘ
specialized bison-hunting tools ⓘ
lithicTechnology bifacial thinning ⓘ
careful pressure flaking ⓘ
edge grinding ⓘ
primaryPrey Bison antiquus ⓘ
researchField North American archaeology ⓘ
Paleoindian studies ⓘ
subsistenceStrategy specialized big-game hunting ⓘ
timePeriod Paleoindian period ⓘ
early Holocene ⓘ
toolType bifacial tools ⓘ
knives ⓘ
projectile points ⓘ
scrapers ⓘ

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Plano cultures → hasSubgroup → Cody complex ⓘ