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The Jakie Shelter is an important rockshelter in the White River drainage. The site was submerged as a result of the construction of Table Rock lake. The stone tools from the site belong to the technological traditions that are described as Archaic and Woodland.
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....Click here to see digital images of Jakie Shelter during excavation
Uncalibrated radiocarbon dates for the site include 5120 BC +/- 450 (M-697) and 4330 BC +/- 400 (M-698). Special thanks to Candace Sall, Curation Specialist, American Archaeology Division for her assistance in researching the
curated archaeological collections of the University of Missouri - Columbia. The images reproduced at this website were graciously provided
by the American Archaeology Division (AAD) Museum and Missouri Archaeological Society. You may link to this website, but please do not copy the images.
A warm thanks to Neathery Batsell Fuller for her advice on the content of the webpage.
Bibliography
Chapman, Carl H.
1980 The Archaeology of Missouri, II. University of Missouri Press, Columbia.
Marshall, Richard A. and Carl H. Chapman
1960 Cultural Materials from Jaie Shelter, 23BY388. Archaeological Investigation in the Table Rock Reservoir Area, Missouri. National Park Service
Midwest Research Center, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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