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 remains of Columbian mammoths in 1929. [2]

Clovis I, king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a key period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingian, survived more than 200 years.

Named after the town in New Mexico near where the first accepted Clovis site Blackwater Draw Locality 1 was discovered, Clovis is most well-known for its stunningly beautiful stone projectile points, found all over the United States, northern Mexico, and southern Canada.

Learn about the Clovis points, distinctive stone spear tips that date back 13,500 years and spread across North America. Discover how they reveal the earliest human communities in the Americas and their diverse adaptations.

One person was shot to death and two others were taken to the Clovis hospital with gunshot wounds early Wednesday evening. Clovis police said a vehicle crash near the scene was related to the shootings. Police said all the gunshot victims are believed to have been involved in the incident. Police were looking for at least one other person who may a...

Clovis complex, ancient culture that was widely distributed throughout North America. It is named for the first important archaeological site found, in 1929, near Clovis, N.M. Clovis sites were long believed to have dated to about 9500 to 9000 bc, although early 21st-century analyses suggest the

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Clovis points are the characteristically fluted projectile points associated with the New World Clovis culture, a prehistoric Paleo-American culture. They are present in dense concentrations across much of North America and they are largely restricted to the north of South America.

CLOVIS, N.M. — Police arrested four teens for an armed robbery shooting that left one person dead Wednesday evening in Clovis. Just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Clovis police responded to a call ...