It is not, by itself, direct evidence that the attack was fatal.

What it is, beyond any reasonable doubt by 2023, is direct physical evidence that a person — or people — used an engineered bone weapon in an encounter with a mastodon on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, approximately 13,900 years ago.

The Second Opening: Technology Before Clovis

With the 2023 reconstruction confirmed, a new set of questions opens.

Not “was there human presence before Clovis” — that question had been answered by multiple sites.

Not even “was there mastodon hunting before Clovis” — that question is what the Manis evidence most directly addressed.