Clovis artifacts are found from Chesapeak Bay to New Mexico. Folsom artifacts are found from Texas to California.
The Clovis people of North America were skilled hunter-gatherers who left behind distinctive artifacts, such as finely crafted stone tools and spear points. These artifacts provide important clues about the Clovis people's way of life and their interactions with the environment.
Ice age begins Pre-Clovis artifacts are found near Monte Verde, Chile (indicating early human presence in the Americas) People migrate from Asia to North America, potentially crossing via the Bering land bridge Clovis points are found in New Mexico (indicating the presence of a distinct Paleo-Indian culture)
they provide artifacts to help them study the past
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By studying artifacts and identifying how they were used.
The pre-Clovis artifacts were 18,000 years old
Clovis spear points Bison bone tools Shell beads Pottery fragments Burial mounds
The peopling of America has long been a very controversial subject with adherents of one theory or another fiercely defending their positions. It was long held that the Clovis people were the first humans in North America and the Clovis first crowd still holds that view. But finds ar Meadowcroft and other places have all but debunked the Clovis first position. Artifacts at Meadowcroft are dated to between 16,000 and 19,000 years. If the 19,000 dating is correct then Meadowcroft would be the oldest known site of human habitation in the Western Hemisphere.
The peopling of America has long been a very controversial subject with adherents of one theory or another fiercely defending their positions. It was long held that the Clovis people were the first humans in North America and the Clovis first crowd still holds that view. But finds Ar Meadow croft and other places have all but debunked the Clovis first position. Artifacts at Meadow croft are dated to between 16,000 and 19,000 years. If the 19,000 dating is correct then Meadow croft would be the oldest known site of human habitation in the Western Hemisphere.
The Clovis people of North America were skilled hunter-gatherers who left behind distinctive stone artifacts, such as spear points, which are recognized as some of the earliest signs of human habitation in the region.
Archaeologists found evidence of Clovis people in America dating back to approximately 13,000 years ago, making them some of the earliest known inhabitants of the continent. The Clovis culture is known for their distinctive stone tools, such as fluted spear points, which have been found at various archaeological sites across North America.