Tag Archives: Clovis
Artifact Finds In The Information Age
Posted on14. Jul, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
We live in what’s been termed the ‘Information Age’ where we have the ability to exchange information freely and can gain instant access to knowledge that was previously difficult or impossible to find. It’s simply amazing really if you stop for a moment and consider the vast amount of data immediately available at [...]
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Central Texas Clovis Cache
Posted on04. Mar, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
In 2004, a sand mining operation in central Texas uncovered a cache of Clovis artifacts. Thirteen bifaces in varying stages of manufacture were unearthed. While this rare find was not scientifically excavated, there is much than can be learned from the assemblage.
Clovis points are found in central Texas however, Clovis caches are extremely rare [...]
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Landscaping Reveals Clovis Cache
Posted on26. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
A routine landscaping job turns up a cache of 83 Clovis related artifacts. Approximately just 18″ below the surface lay a Paleoindian tool kit, undisturbed for 13,000 years. Undisturbed that is, until it was time for spring planting in Boulder, Colorado.
Patrick Mahaffey contacted Colorado University after a landscaping crew struck flint artifacts while working. [...]
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What wiped out the Clovis People?
Posted on30. Jan, 2009 by Big Ed.
Clovis. It’s a word that brings a smile to even the most hardened relic hunter’s face. The Clovis People represent some of North America’s oldest inhabitants, living more than 13,000 years ago during the waning moments of Earth’s last great Ice Age. They brought us some of the most ancient, beautiful and valuable points ever [...]
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