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Clovis points are the characteristically fluted projectile points associated with the New World Clovis culture, a prehistoric Paleo-American culture. They are present in dense concentrations across much of North America and they are largely restricted to the north of South America.
Clovis points, it seems, were an American invention—perhaps the first American invention. More than 10,000 Clovis points have been discovered, scattered in 1,500 locations throughout most...
Over most of North America, 12,000 to 13,000 years ago, ancestral Indigenous people were making distinctive fluted projectile points known as “Clovis points.” Clovis points are easily recognized because of their large size, their exquisite craftsmanship, and the beautiful stones toolmakers chose for them.
A hallmark of the toolkit associated with the Clovis culture is the distinctively shaped lithic point known as the Clovis point. Clovis points are bifacial (having flakes removed from both faces) and typically fluted (having an elongate flake removed from the base of the point [6]) on both sides, with the fluting typically running up a third ...
The typical Clovis point is leaf-shaped, with parallel or slightly convex sides and a concave base. The edges of the basal portions are ground somewhat, probably to prevent the edge from severing the hafting cord.
Called Clovis points, they contained characteristic “flutes,” or long, concave grooves, where a spear locked into place. More recent evidence reveals humans reached the New World, via the Bering...
The first clear evidence of human activity in North America are spear heads like this. They are called Clovis points. These spear tips were used to hunt large game. The period of the Clovis people coincides with the extinction of mammoths, giant sloth, camels and giant bison in North America.
running mysteries is the age and origin of fluted spear points in Alaska. For decades archaeologists believed that the highly specialized spear points found in the Clovis archaeological site, located near Clovis, New Mexico, originated in Beringia and were carried south as people migrated.
Clovis Points and Fluting. Clovis points are lanceolate (leaf-shaped) in overall shape, with parallel to slightly convex sides and concave bases. The edges of the hafting end of the point are usually ground dull, likely to prevent the cord haft lashings from being cut.
The first clear evidence of human activity in North America are spear heads like this. They are called Clovis points. These spear tips were used to hunt large game. The period of the Clovis people coincides with the extinction of mammoths, giant sloth, camels and giant bison in North America.