In a 2002 study, researchers Donald Grayson and David Meltzer found evidence of big-animal hunting at only 14 Clovis sites after examining data from scores of sites.
Notes on verification
Confirmed directly by the original 2002 Journal of World Prehistory paper, a University of Washington press release quoting the authors, and a 2015 follow-up paper reaffirming the same finding. [tier=gold indep_score=1.0 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- The Clovis Point and the Discovery of America's First Culture (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1022912030020 (corroboration)
- https://www.washington.edu/news/2003/02/24/evidence-acquits-clovis-people-of-ancient-killings-archaeologists-say/ (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440315000473 (corroboration)