A Synopsis of Paleo-Indian Archaeology in Mexico

Abstract

Despite several significant discoveries documenting the presence of early man along with extinct Pleistocene fauna during the first half of the 20th century, the Paleo-Indian period in Mexico remains little studied and poorly recognized. This paper provides a synthesis of the presently known data. These data indicate that the Clovis tradition is well-represented in the state of Sonora, but evidence diminishes considerably further to the south. Subsequent Paleo-Indian traditions are scarce, and their chronological and cultural relationships to other North American traditions have yet to be established. However scant, these data also demonstrate their potential for future systematic geoarchaeological research.

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