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 …

Many professional refer to any Paleo period fluted point as a Clovis point. However, there are subtle differences in the overall shape based on geographical region.

Comparisons: Clovis points tend to be thicker and heavier than other fluted points. Folsom points tend to be more finely made, are thinner, and have flutes extending from the base nearly to the tip of the point.

This seemingly minor aspect of Clovis projectile point technology is considered by anthropologists to have been a crucial key to the success of Clovis people, allowing them to sweep across North …

Description: Clovis points are characterized by their lanceolate form, concave basal edge and the characteristic flutes (figures 1-3) often running more than half the length of the blade (figure 5).

Feb 9, 2021 · 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 distinctive, fluted stone projectile points that date back to around 13,000 years ago, associated primarily with the Clovis culture in North America.

Oct 25, 2019 · Clovis points are the unmistakably-fluted (a leaf like groove emanating from the central base) projectile points associated with the New World Clovis culture of the Early Paleoindian …

The Clovis is a medium to large size, narrow, fluted, lanceolate point with a concave base. Some Clovis points show a slight narrowing at the base of the blade edges, while others have entirely straight sides.

The Clovis is considered by many to represent the earliest projectile point used by Paleo-Indian people in North America. It it hypothesized that the blade was developed in North America after early man …