Blackwater Locality No. 1
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Blackwater Locality No. 1 is a key Paleoindian archaeological site in eastern New Mexico known for evidence of early Clovis culture and Pleistocene fauna.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clovis culture site
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Paleoindian site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture | Clovis culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod | Paleoindian period ⓘ |
| hasEpoch | Late Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFind |
Clovis projectile points
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Pleistocene megafauna bones ⓘ bison remains ⓘ faunal remains ⓘ mammoth remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multiple cultural and geological layers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important North American archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pleistocene fauna
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association of Clovis artifacts with extinct megafauna ⓘ evidence of early Clovis culture ⓘ stratified Paleoindian deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Roosevelt County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Llano Estacado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for establishing antiquity of human occupation in North America
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type locality for Clovis culture ⓘ |
| timeDepth | approximately 13,000 years ago ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Paleoindian subsistence studies
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Pleistocene extinction research ⓘ studies of early human–megafauna interactions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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