Clovis-first debate
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The Clovis-first debate is a long-running archaeological controversy over whether the Clovis culture represents the earliest human presence in the Americas or was preceded by older populations.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological controversy
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scientific debate ⓘ theory of peopling of the Americas ⓘ |
| centralClaim | Clovis culture represents the earliest widespread human presence in the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaimOf | Clovis-first hypothesis ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
disputes over artifact authenticity
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disputes over dating reliability ⓘ disputes over site stratigraphy ⓘ reassessment of long-dismissed sites ⓘ shifts in scholarly consensus over time ⓘ |
| concernsDateRange |
approximately 13,000 years ago
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earlier than 13,000 years ago ⓘ |
| concernsTimePeriod |
Late Pleistocene
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early Holocene ⓘ terminal Pleistocene ⓘ |
| counterClaim | humans were present in the Americas before the emergence of Clovis culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
chronology of first human settlement in the Americas
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dating methods for early American sites ⓘ existence of pre-Clovis sites ⓘ migration routes into the Americas ⓘ validity of the Clovis-first model ⓘ |
| hasImplication |
interpretation of megafaunal extinctions in the Americas
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models of human adaptation to late Pleistocene environments ⓘ relationship between early American populations and Siberian groups ⓘ routes of human migration into the Americas ⓘ timing of human dispersal into the Americas ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Clovis-first hypothesis
NERFINISHED
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coastal-migration hypothesis ⓘ ice-free-corridor hypothesis ⓘ multiple-migrations hypothesis ⓘ pre-Clovis hypothesis ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
20th-century archaeology
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21st-century archaeology ⓘ |
| involves |
archaeologists
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geneticists ⓘ geologists ⓘ paleoanthropologists ⓘ paleoecologists ⓘ radiocarbon dating specialists ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Clovis culture
NERFINISHED
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peopling of the Americas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bering land bridge
NERFINISHED
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Beringia NERFINISHED ⓘ Bluefish Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ Buttermilk Creek Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Cactus Hill site NERFINISHED ⓘ Clovis culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Meadowcroft Rockshelter NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Verde site NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific coastal migration route ⓘ White Sands footprints NERFINISHED ⓘ ice-free corridor ⓘ pre-Clovis archaeological sites ⓘ |
| status | ongoing ⓘ |
| usesEvidenceType |
ancient DNA studies
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geomorphological analysis ⓘ lithic technology analysis ⓘ optically stimulated luminescence dating ⓘ paleoenvironmental reconstruction ⓘ radiocarbon dating ⓘ |
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