The Paleoindian Database of Uruguay: Collections Survey and GIS Data Development Rafael Suárez and J. Christopher Gillam In the past decade, the archaeology of the late Pleistocene and early Holocene in Uruguay has witnessed many new discoveries of early hunter-gatherers that parallel findings throughout the Americas. This transitional period is charac- terized by two early point types, Fishtail and Pay Paso. Fishtail, or Fell’s Cave, points occur with and without fluting and are widely distributed in Uruguay (Figure 1A) (Bosh et. al 1974; Suárez 2006). Pay Paso points from northwest and central Uruguay are a more recent type, have a triangular blade, well- defined stem with concave base, and bilateral basal thinning (Figure 1B) (Suárez 2003). A collections survey to further document site location and component information throughout the region is underway. To date, 46 sites with Fishtail or Pay Paso points, quarries of agate, silicified sandstone, silicified limestone, and rhyolite, and 14 C-dated site locations have been recorded (Figure 1). These new sites supplement the 15 previously known early sites from the region. A total of 56 Fishtail and 20 Pay Paso points have been recorded from private and public collections, within 12 of 19 departamentos (counties). Approxi- mately 70 percent of the Fishtail points (n = 39) were manufactured on Rafael Suárez, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural y Antropología. División Antropología. Coronel Raíz 1107, CP 12900 Montevideo, Uruguay; e-mail: suarezrafael23@gmail.com J. Christopher Gillam, Savannah River Archaeological Research Program, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, 1321 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC 29208; e-mail: gillam@sc.edu 200 GILLAM ET AL. Databases and Meetings