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Year in review: Genes, bones tell new Clovis stories

Studies reveal range, legacy of early North Americans

crystal quartz spear point

POINTING SOUTH  New finds, including this crystal quartz spear point, indicate that North America’s Clovis people hunted in what’s now northwestern Mexico around 13,390 years ago.

Courtesy of INAH Sonora

By Bruce Bower

- More than 2 years ago

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A long-dead but undeniably colorful cast of characters provided new insights this year into the genetic legacy, geographic range and hunting habits of ancient North America’s Clovis people.