Title	Clovis Point
Subject	Clovis points Paleo-Indians Projectile points Weapons, Prehistoric
Time Period	Early Paleoindian
Description	This projectile point is of the Clovis type. The sides of the lower third are parallel, the base is irregularly concave, and the lateral margins are slightly smoothed. On the obverse face there are two flutes extending from the base to the tip, while on the reverse face is a single, short flute. This piece is made of greenish gray Upper Mercer flint and comes from Early Paleo-Indian Culture. Paleo-Indians occupied Ohio between 15,000 and 9,000 years ago. They learned to thin their spear points and knife blades by careful flaking, called knapping, rather than by fluting. In the western plains of North America, Paleo-Indians hunted mammoths and other game; because they moved in herds, caribou may have been a favored prey.
Collection	William B. Mills Collection
Source	WH04 Box CF0032; A 203/000222.001
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
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Type	StillImage
File Name	A0203_000222_001.tif
Image Height	1804
Image Width	2704
File Size	14643796 Bytes
Format	picture; artifacts
Extent	25.58 mm wide, 72.46 mm long, 8.60 mm deep, 16 g weight.

Clovis Point

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