Clovis
1of or relating to a Paleo-Indian cultural tradition of North America, especially the American Southwest, dated 10,000–9000 b.c. and characterized by a usually bifacial, fluted stone projectile point (Clovis point ) used in big-game hunting.
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a town in central California.
a city in E New Mexico.
a male given name.
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The Clovis people could have occasionally hunted mammoths, he says, possibly by wounding and tracking the beasts until they died.
Readers ask about the sinking of Tangier Island, Ingenuity’s dusting potential and more | Science News Staff | February 20, 2022 | Science NewsIf Clovis people effectively hunted mammoths, their spears would have often hit ribs or other bones, Eren says.
Clovis hunters’ reputation as mammoth killers takes a hit | Bruce Bower | January 11, 2022 | Science NewsFor now, I’ll presume that both Clovis points and a fresh-baked croissant deserve to be real.
Until the 2000s, there was still open debate over whether a group known as the Clovis people were the first inhabitants of the Americas.
These footprints could push back human history in the Americas | Philip Kiefer | September 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWithout clear product wins and nostalgia to maintain momentum, Clovis could fall as quickly as it rises.
While the Clovis, California native may not have completely believed that, he wasn't about to sit around and find out.
Chris Colfer on Writing, Acting, and the Pain of Being A Pop Culture Trailblazer | Oliver Jones | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSam Clovis was recruited to the Iowa GOP ticket to deliver right-wing votes to Senate candidate Joni Ernst.
The Far-Right Radio Host Who Could Deliver the Senate to the GOP | Ben Jacobs | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Presidential impeachment under almost any circumstances has a way of dividing America,” Clovis said.
The Far-Right Radio Host Who Could Deliver the Senate to the GOP | Ben Jacobs | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2013, for example, Clovis said that it would be difficult to impeach the President “because he claims to be black.”
The Far-Right Radio Host Who Could Deliver the Senate to the GOP | Ben Jacobs | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first U.S. immigrants were known as the Clovis people and arrived 13,000 years ago from Asia.
Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe help of one of the sons of Clovis had been unwisely invoked for this operation.
Theodoric the Goth | Thomas HodgkinGaul, attracts Attila, 22; changed by Clovis' conversion, 190.
Theodoric the Goth | Thomas HodgkinThe first victory of Clovis had insulted the honor of the Goths.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonEncouraged by this favourable prognostic, Clovis girded on his armour, engaged in battle, and gained a complete victory.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
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