Clovis Culture Not The Oldest In North America - Study

Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 14:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The Clovis people, Paleo-Indians whose tools were known for their distinctive 'fluted' points, were once thought to be the original settlers of North America about 13,000 years ago.    The name originates not from the 5th century Frankish king but rather the town in New Mexico where the stone projectile points created by their distinctive percussion and pressure flaking techniques were first discovered. read more

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