The Early Settlement of North America The Clovis Era [Paperback]

Haynes uses extensive data to provide a compelling new integrated theory on the Clovis era.The Clovis Era in a Mammoth-Haunted Continent is a compelling read for all those interested in the history of the first people to settle in the New World. Starting with a summary of the archaeology of Clovis fluted points in North America, Gary Haynes first evaluates the wide range of interpretations that have been given to the facts about Clovis, then presents his own fully developed and integrated theory, which incorporates vital new biological, ecological, behavioural and archaeological data.The Clovis Era in a Mammoth-Haunted Continent is a compelling read for all those interested in the history of the first people to settle in the New World. Starting with a summary of the archaeology of Clovis fluted points in North America, Gary Haynes first evaluates the wide range of interpretations that have been given to the facts about Clovis, then presents his own fully developed and integrated theory, which incorporates vital new biological, ecological, behavioural and archaeological data.This history of the first people to settle in the New World starts with a summary of the archaeology of Clovis-fluted point-makers in North America. Gary Haynes evaluates the wide range of interpretations given to facts about the Clovis. He then presents his own fully developed and integrated theory, which incorporates vital new biological, ecological, behavioral and archaeological data.Part I. Fluted Points and the Peopling of the Americas: 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Fin de si?cle paradigm-busting, or what's at stake in the debate about the colonizing of North America?; 1.3. How do archaeologists address the big unanswered questions about Fluted-Point-Makers?; Part II. What is Clovis? The Archaeological Record: 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Clovis archaeological footprints, region by region; 2.3. Knowledge and guesswork about the late Pleistocene; 2.4. Defining Clovis: is it a culture? 2.5. The course ofl£,