Without other well-documented Clovis burials for comparison — and such burials are extraordinarily rare — the degree to which Anzick represents a typical Clovis burial versus an exceptional one remains uncertain.

The child’s cause of death is unknown.

There is no evidence of trauma in the surviving bone fragments that would indicate a specific cause, and the fragmentary nature of the remains precludes a complete bioarchaeological assessment.

Disease, injury, or simple neonatal or infant mortality from the challenges of life in the late Pleistocene could all have been responsible.

The Stone Sources and What They Reveal About Clovis Mobility

The artifact assemblage from the Anzick burial provides important evidence about Clovis mobility and resource networks that goes beyond the immediate context of the burial itself.