Clovis point

Sharp stones, known as Clovis points, also were found at the site.

There are different opinions about the emergence of Clovis points.

Clovis points indicate the presence of inhabitants more than 10,000 years ago.

Stone Clovis points were formed in a way that may have allowed them to break off on impact with a target.

Before this discovery the largest Clovis points were only measured at around 6 inches.

They used spears, with large clovis points knapped from flint.

This flute is one characteristic that defines the Clovis point complex.

The Clovis point is bifacial and typically fluted on both sides.

Clovis points have been found northwest of Dallas, Texas.

These weapons included the Clovis points, which were narrow, carved stone projectiles used specifically for big game.

The Clovis point can be found in every corner of the continental United States.

The Clovis point was the first use of large, symmetrical and fluted projectile points.

The first people in Colorado were nomadic, following and hunting large mammals using the Clovis point.

Accidentally discovered in an apple orchard, it yielded some of the largest stone Clovis points known to science.

They made spearheads, called Clovis points, out of flint and strapped them to long branches to make spears.

Clovis points have been found in situ in association with mammoth skeletons.

Numerous 10,000-year-old Clovis points found along their banks indicate indigenous peoples used these depressions as campsites.

The Clovis points were lanceolate and often longer than Folsom points.

It could well have been used for all three, including knives, as the bifacial Clovis point is very well made and utilitarian.

Experts are divided over whether the type predates or postdates the Clovis point but have noted that the two share similarities in their construction.

The spear points differed from the earlier Clovis points, in that they were stemmed and leaf-shaped.

The site's relation to the quarry is important because the Paleoindians used the jasper to create tools, such as the Clovis points.

The Burnet Cave article identifies itself as the first place that Clovis points were located.

The Thunderbird site is known for Clovis points, a projectile point that has bifacial flaking.

The Clovis point referenced in the article was dug out of the cellar hole and dumped outside of the foundation by the original builders.