LARGEST COMPLETE CLOVIS
This is the largest complete Clovis point found on the Colby mammoth kill site. It was found by Donald Colby in 1962 while using heavy earth moving equipment during the construction of a reservoir. It's made of banded chert from the Madison Formation and it
measures 3 11/16 inches (93mm) long. always been a topic of conversation among archaeologists studying Clovis lithics. That's because it's probably one of the most exaggerated examples ever found that has the rounded looking "ears". Several others are known but most don't have the wide and rounded base design and wide "ears" this one has. This one has been described as having a basal notch rather than noting that it has either a shallow or deep concave base as would be the case for
descriptions
of most Clovis points. altered to it's current form from the repair and reshaping of a previously damaged base. The step fracture on one of the channel flakes has been removed with a long percussion flake. An attempt to remove the hinge fracture on the opposite side was unsuccessful because of a flaw in the stone. This Clovis point may also have been resharpened at least once for tip damage. |