13,000-year-old Clovis stone points from the Drake Cache of Colorado. Now part of the Smithsonian Institution collection in Washington, D.C. [4800×5114]
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13,000-year-old Clovis stone points from the Drake Cache of Colorado. Now part of the Smithsonian Institution collection in Washington, D.C. [4800×5114]
by Fuckoff555
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Gorgeous materials and craftsmanship. Much of that material (the maroonish marbled material) is Alibates flint, which comes from the panhandle of Texas. Not too terribly far away in the grand scheme of things, but we’ve also found alibates flint clovis points all over the country. It’s incredible to think about these ancient trade networks that spanned a literal continent 13,000 years ago!
Functionality, artwork, and sweet cool rock all wrapped into one. It’s why I love projectile points so much. 5th from the left on the top row is a showstopper in my eyes. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pieces of history! 😁
I wonder if just having a cool looking point was enough to give you social status back then
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