Clifford White

My name is Clifford White, and I am a masters student whose primary research area is Paleoindian archaeology. I work in the Paleoindian Research Laboratory (PiRL) and this work has allowed me the opportunity to gain a better understanding of archaeology and artifacts from some of the earliest people in North america. My research interests include paleoenvironmental studies, Paleoindian bone needles, human-environment interactions, human responses to climate change, mobility, site formation processes, LiDAR and GIS, Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating, geoarchaeology, and Paleoindian lithic technologies. I have participated in fieldwork and surveys on the Great Plains, in the Rocky Mountain foothills, and at high altitude in the Rocky Mountains. I have worked at the Hell Gap Paleoindian archaeological site the last two summers, most recently as the co-field director. My thesis will focus on Hell Gap’s Paleoindian bone needle collection and the importance of these artifacts to people living in the region surrounding the Younger Dryas.