Researchers have long regarded remains of the prehistoric Clovis culture as the oldest solid evidence of people in the Americas. However, new radiocarbon dates for North American Clovis sites challenge that assumption.
CLOVIS REVISED. North America’s ancient Clovis culture, exemplified by these stone points, was not the first to reach the New World, according to a new study.
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