which are sharpened tips made by shaping rocks like chert, flint or jasper. The special weapons, named after the New Mexico ...

The process starts with a large chunk of chert or flint (bottom center). That rock is chipped into smaller pieces (right and top), and these are finally shaped into finished points (left).

Named for the town of Clovis, New Mexico – where the shaped stones were first recovered nearly a century ago, Clovis points were shaped from rocks, such as chert, flint or jasper. They range ...

Suitable rocks for spearheads, such as chert, flint or jasper, are limited to certain areas. As are the right kind of long, straight pole with which you could fashion a spear. Each spear would ...

Named for the town of Clovis, New Mexico, where the shaped stones were first recovered nearly a century ago, Clovis points were shaped from rocks, such as chert, flint or jasper. They range from ...

Named for the town of Clovis, New Mexico, where the shaped stones were first recovered nearly a century ago, Clovis points were shaped from rocks, such as chert, flint or jasper. They range from the ...

Since then, archaeologists have found thousands of these flattened stone points across North America. They are carved from rocks including chert, flint and jasper, with scalloped edges that could ...

They are carved from rocks including chert, flint and jasper, with scalloped edges that could easily pierce the hide and skin of animals. But the most distinctive features of Clovis points are ...

Clovis points are primarily made from rocks, including flint, jasper, and chert. Some of the points are as small as a human thumb while others are about the size of a smartphone. They also have a ...