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Clovis points, about 9500 BCE
Clovis points are named after the New Mexico site where they were first discovered.
At Virginia sites -- including Cactus Hill, Thunderbird, and Williamson -- Paleo-Indians quarried chert, chalcedony, and jasper to make Clovis points. These stones were used as the tips of projectiles and as knife blades. Flaked grooves called "flutes" extend from the concave base and up, on both sides, allowing the stone point to be attached or "hafted" to a wooden shaft. |