Dietary evidence bolsters Clovis hunters’ reputation as mammoth killers
A chemical analysis provides direct proof that the ancient North Americans ate mammoths
Whether North America’s ancient Clovis people regularly hunted mammoths (illustrated) has been hotly debated. Now, a chemical analysis of Clovis remains suggests the megafauna were a substantial part of their diet.
Eric Carlson/Desert Archaeology Inc., Ben Potter/Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Jim Chatters/McMaster Univ.