What is Clovis point?
[[Image:Clovis Point.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Clovis projectile point made by flaking (that is, each face is flaked on both edges with a [[deer]] [[antler]] or wooden [[hammer]])<br />Image courtesy of the Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources.]] '''Clovis points''' are the characteristic [[spear]]-heads used by the [[North America]]n [[Clovis culture]]. They date from about 13,500 years ago. They are called after the city of [[Clovis, New Mexico]], where examples were first found in 1929.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdsmt.edu/wwwsarc/collectn/stone/clovis.html |title=A Clovis spear point |publisher=South Dakota State Historical Society |work=Archaeological Research Center |date=2004-02-13 |access-date=2014-04-12 |archive-date=2009-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518092509/http://www.sdsmt.edu/wwwsarc/collectn/stone/clovis.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> To the right is a typical Clovis point. The length is 4–20&nbsp;cm/1.5–8 inches, width: 2.5–5&nbsp;cm/1–2&nbsp;inches. The sides are [[parallel]] to [[convex]], and show careful pressure flaking along the blade edge. The back end of the blade and base are shaped for [[hafting]] (attaching) to a wooden spear or [[knife]]-handle. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Tools]] [[Category:History of North America]]