Discovery of widespread platinum may help solve Clovis people mystery
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 15:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
No one knows for certain why the Clovis people and iconic beasts -- mastodon, mammoth and saber-toothed tiger -- living some 12,800 years ago suddenly disappeared. However, a discovery of widespread platinum at archaeological sites across the US has provided an important clue in solving this enduring mystery.