Clovis First / Pre-Clovis Debate

Pre-Clovis Culture
Pre-Clovis culture refers to the admittedly controversial evidence for human occupations in the Americas before 11,200 years before the present.

History of Clovis
Do you think Clovis was first? Do you agree with the "Black Mat" theory? Here's where you can weigh in...

Clovis People
The Clovis culture were long thought to be the original colonizers of the North American continent, until irrefutable evidence about their predecessors was discovered.

Pleistocene Bones and Stones in the New World
An article on Tony Baker's ideas about the New World Entrada, when it took place, and why he maintains a steady belief that human entry into the Americas occurred within the past 15,000 years.

Nenana Culture
The Nenana Valley of central Alaska is the site of one of the earliest archaeological occupations in the North American continent.

Clovis First vs. Pre-Clovis
A bibliography of articles and books on the Clovis period and its possible precursor, Pre-Clovis

Bibliography of the Clovis/Pre-Clovis Debate
From your guide to Archaeology, a collection of references.

Bone, Boats, and Bison
In his recent book, James Dixon summarizes all of the data concerning the timing of the populating of the American continent,.

Clovis First/Pre-Clovis Problem
Tony Baker of the fabulous Lithics site, wrote this discussion of lithic materials; Bruce Bradley added his comments later.

Lost World: A Book Review
In Lost World, journalist Tom Koppel describes his adventures hanging out with archaeologists investigating an intriguing topic indeed--When did the first colonization of the American continents occur?

Peopling of South America
Article in Archaeology magazine about la Caverna da Pedra Pintada, in Brazil.

The Diffusionists have Landed
An article in Atlantic Monthly on the effects the Clovis/pre-Clovis debate has had on hyper-diffusionism, by Marc K. Stengel.

The Great Journey
Brian Fagan's book The Great Journey: The Peopling of Ancient America is a classic book on a classic problem; and the depth of field seen in this text is one that should sit on everyone's bookshelf.