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This site is proposed as a reference to characterize the known lithic materials of Mississippi. In archaeology, lithics are stone artifacts that have been purposefully modified, or worked, by human hands. In this science, where the anthropological theory of pre-historic cultures is pondered and debated largely on the examination of worked stone objects, an understanding of the presence and source of naturally occurring stones or native materials throughout the local geology is an important piece of information when investigating pre-historic, aboriginal sites. Understanding the source of these native materials provides the archaeologist insight into the relationship of past cultures with their available geological resources and how that relationship may have evolved over time.
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