Clovis
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Clovis is a prehistoric Native American culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and for representing some of the earliest widely accepted human inhabitants of North America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clovis culture | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleoindian culture
ⓘ
prehistoric culture ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | circa 12,800 years ago ⓘ |
| approximateStart | circa 13,500 years ago ⓘ |
| archaeologicalDebate | role in Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | defines early Paleoindian period in North America ⓘ |
| associatedFauna |
Pleistocene bison
ⓘ
mammoth ⓘ mastodon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pleistocene megafauna
ⓘ
big-game hunting ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | among earliest widely accepted human cultures in North America ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| culturalCategory | Native American prehistory ⓘ |
| culturalPhase | early Paleoindian ⓘ |
| currentView | not necessarily the earliest human presence in the Americas ⓘ |
| datingMethod | radiocarbon dating ⓘ |
| debatedClaim | once thought to represent first human inhabitants of the Americas ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | North American archaeologists in early 20th century ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
butchering sites
ⓘ
kill sites ⓘ lithic artifacts ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Mexico ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive fluted stone spear points
ⓘ
early widespread human presence in North America ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | high residential mobility ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clovis, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointCharacteristic |
central flute removed from base toward tip
ⓘ
concave base ⓘ side and basal grinding ⓘ |
| region |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopic | peopling of the Americas ⓘ |
| subsistenceStrategy | mobile hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| successorCulture | Folsom culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| toolMaterial | high-quality cryptocrystalline stone ⓘ |
| toolTechnology | bifacial flaking ⓘ |
| toolType |
fluted projectile points
ⓘ
stone spear points ⓘ |
| typeSite | Blackwater Draw site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeSiteLocation | near Clovis, New Mexico ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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