Clovis1
/ˈklōvəs
/1A city in central California, in the San Joaquin Valley, northeast of Fresno; population 92,318 (est. 2008).
2An agricultural city in eastern New Mexico; population 32,352 (est. 2008). The Clovis culture of 11,000 years ago is named for artifacts found nearby.
Clovis2
/ˈkləʊvɪs
/ (465–511), king of the Franks 481–511. He extended Merovingian rule to Gaul and Germany, making Paris his capital. After his conversion to Christianity he championed orthodoxy against the Arian Visigoths, finally defeating them in the battle of Poitiers (507).
Clovis3
/ˈkləʊvɪs/noun [usually as modifier] Archaeology
A Palaeo-Indian culture of Central and North America, dated to about 11,500–11,000 years ago and earlier. The culture is distinguished by heavy leaf-shaped stone spearheads (Clovis points). Compare with Folsom2.Despite such arguments, the Clovis culture model remained powerful....
- This Clovis culture was assumed to have lasted from about 12,000 BP (years before present) to about 10,000 BP.
- Whether or not the Clovis culture turns out to represent the first Americans, they were the first people on this continent to develop weaponry that allowed them to go one-on-one against big, dangerous game.
Origin
First found near Clovis in eastern New Mexico, US.