Well, had to read about stone tools from about ~2 million years ago (mya) to 1 mya and the problems of trying to figure out what they signify. This one is more

Well, had to read about stone tools from about ~2 million years ago (mya) to 1 mya and the problems of trying to figure out what they signify. This one is more recent ofcourse but archaeological record jump implies there is missing information. (No fluting to suddenly a lot of fluting for example). "The vituperative debate ended only when strong evidence for a pre-Clovis settlement turned up in Chile in the late 1990s." "Clovis may no longer be the oldest American culture, but it remains the oldest American culture we know much about."[0] This article talks about how the smaller "clovis" was probably part of projectile weapon like a throwing spear as well. ----------------------------- [0] http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-clovis-point-and-the-discovery-of-americas-first-culture-3825828/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-clovis-point-and-t... [1] http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/taima-taima-text3.html http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/taima-taima-text3....