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BBC

Bbc: Radio 4: Unearthing Mysteries: The Meadowcroft Rock Shelter

For Students 9th - 10th
Presenter, Aubrey Manning, explores the excavation of Meadowcroft Rockshelter Aubrey Manning with archeologist, Dr. James Adovasio who has been excavating Meadowcroft Rockshelter campsite for the past 30 years. Details of the inside,...
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University of Florida

Underwater Archaeology, Paleoindian Origins and History

For Students 9th - 10th
The discovery of the Pre-Clovis Monte Verde campsite supports the Coastal Migration Theory. Article suggests that underwater archaeology method is key to finding other submerged Pre-Clovis campsites.
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Other

Phmc: Paleoindian Period: 16,000 to 10,000 Years Ago

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the theories behind the various migration routes into the Americas, the evidence for pre-Clovis culture in the eastern part of America, and a discussion of the paleoindian sites particularly in Pennsylviania.
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Other

Contrasting Lithic Technologies of Mesa & Folsom (2003)

For Students 11th - 12th
Authors suggest that the availability of stone resources determined habits of cultural groups. Links offer information on Pre-Clovis/Clovis debate and Clovis/Folsom transition.
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Texas A&M University

Csfa: Circum Pacific Research by the Csfa

For Students 9th - 10th
Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A & M University is researching many different sites across North America looking in to theories of "Clovis First" and "Pre-Clovis" as to who were the first people to inhabit North...
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PBS

Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: Stone Age Tool Kit

For Students 9th - 10th
Try your hand at identifying the uses of several stone age tools with this game from NOVA. Find out about each one and marvel at the specialization the Paleoindian was capable of.
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PBS

Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: Before Clovis

For Students 9th - 10th
A terrific map from NOVA showing pre-Clovis sites in North America. The key tells where the site is, what was found there, and when Paleoindians inhabited the site.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Meadowcroft Rockshelter Historical Marker

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting article about the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and how archaeologists were able to dig through enough strata to determine that it was the home for paleo-Indians in Pennsylvania about 16,000 years ago. See pictures of some of...
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Other

Big Eddy Site, Unearthing the Mysteries of Man

For Students 9th - 10th
An archaeological dig in Missouri has unearthed artifacts that may predate the Clovis culture. Volunteers are digging through layers to find clues.
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Other

Usc News: Pnas: Topper Site in Middle of Comet Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
The disagreement between those who theorize that Clovis man was the first to inhabit North America and those who beleive that there was a pre-Clovis culture continues even today. Archaeologists have found evidence of pre-Clovis points at...
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Missouri State University

Missouri State University: Center for Archaeological Research: Big Eddy

For Students 9th - 10th
Narrative emphasizes the importance of Big Eddy site. Artifacts of at least three and as many as five Paleoindian cultures are represented.
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Other

Encyclopedia Virginia: Clovis and Pre Clovis Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
The evidence found at excavations at Cactus Hill in Virginia are pushing back the dates of the appearance of humans in the Western Hemisphere. Read about what has been found and the theories of how man reached the east coast of America...
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Texas A&M University

Center for the Study of the First Americans: Cactus Hill Site, Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures of the Cactus Hill paleo-Indian site in Virginia show the site itself and artifacts from the pre-Clovis and Clovis periods of time. There is no commentary about the pictures other than a caption.