#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the #Paleoindianperiod of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico, where

New evidence has been uncovered offering further evidence that a major #comet explosion over the #Earth caused an environmental chain reaction that wiped out the ancient American Clovis culture.

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New Evidence Says An Exploding Comet Wiped Out The Clovis Culture And Triggered The Younger Dryas A swarm of fragments from an air burst comet could've triggered the Younger Dryas cooling period. A wave of megafauna extinctions followed, as did the disappearance of the Clovis culture.

New Evidence Says An Exploding Comet Wiped Out The Clovis Culture And Triggered The Younger Dryas #Science #EarthSciences #Paleontology #ClovisCulture #YoungerDryas #CometImpact

#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico,[

#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico,[

#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw localit

#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw localit

#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw localit

#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw localit

#Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw localit

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Clovis hosts Valentine's Day cowboy roping event to support local cancer patients Clovis event revives cowboy roping tradition while raising funds for local cancer patients.

Get ready to saddle up for an unforgettable cowboy roping event in Clovis that not only revives 1980s rodeo culture but also supports local cancer patients!

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#Ancientbison Bison antiquus Standing nearly 8 feet tall, this now-extinct species of bison was much bigger than today's American bison. Bones from this huge animal were found with #Clovisculture spear points at sites in the western United States.

#Ancientbison

Bison antiquus

Standing nearly 8 feet tall, this now-extinct species of bison was much bigger than today's American bison. Bones from this huge animal were found with #Clovisculture spear points at sites in the western United States.

#Americanmastodon Maminut americanum Mastodons were similar to mammoths, but smaller. You can see differences in their teeth, too: mastodon molars have several large peaks, while mamith molars have many tightly folded r Mastodon bones are found at in #Clovisculture sites

#Americanmastodon

Maminut americanum

Mastodons were similar to mammoths, but smaller. You can see differences in their teeth, too: mastodon molars have several large peaks, while mamith molars have many tightly folded r Mastodon bones are found at in #Clovisculture sites

Tracing the Clovis Diet: How Mammoths Shaped the Lives of America’s First People Toddler Bones Reveal Surprising Ancient American Diet: Mammoths and Megafauna on the Menu

Stable isotope analysis of Anzick-1 shows Clovis diets focused on mammoths, reflecting hunting expertise and ecological impact. This challenges views of them as foragers. #ClovisCulture #MammothHunting #Pleistocene #Archaeology #Anthropology #Zooarchaeology #Mammoth #HunterGatherer

The Clovis culture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico, where stone tools were found alongside the

The #Clovisculture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP).[1] The type site is Blackwater Draw locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico, where stone tools were found alongside the