Clovis culture
Prehistoric culture in the Americas c. 11, 500 to 10,800 BCE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clovis culture is a prehistoric Paleoamerican archaeological culture, named for distinct stone and bone tools found in close association with Pleistocene fauna, initially two Columbian mammoths, at Blackwater Locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico, in 1936 and 1937, though Paleoindian artifacts had been found at the site since the 1920s. It existed from roughly 11,500 to 10,800 BCE (≈13,500-12,800 years Before Present) near the end of the Last Glacial Period.
Geographical range | North America |
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Period | Lithic |
Dates | c. 11,500 – 10,800 BCE[1][2] |
Type site | Blackwater Draw |
Preceded by | Paleo-Indians |
Followed by | Folsom tradition |
Clovis culture is characterized by the manufacture of "Clovis points" and distinctive bone and ivory tools, and it is represented by hundreds of sites, from which over 10,000 Clovis points have been recovered.[3] Knowledge of the Clovis culture has primarily been gathered from North America.[4] In South America, the similar related Fishtail or Fell projectile point style was contemporaneous to the usage of Clovis points in North America,[5][6] and possibly developed from Clovis points.[7]