The 13,000-Year-Old Clovis Child Found With Ancient Weapons — And The Burial That Changed America’s First People Story
There are no game animals they have tracked and killed.
There are no tools they have knapped from their own hand-collected stone.
The Clovis points and bifaces at Anzick are objects of considerable value within the technological and economic framework of Clovis society — they represent significant investments of time, skill, and material.
Their presence with a very young child requires an explanation that goes beyond the idea of personal property.
Several interpretive frameworks have been proposed for understanding the Anzick burial’s artifact assemblage.