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Submitted by AKFisher on Thursday, 09 November 2023  Page Views: 3925

Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierSite Name: Blackwater Draw Alternative Name: Blackwater Locality #1, 29RV2, LA3324, Blackwater Draw Museum, National Historic Landmark
Country: United States Region: The Southwest Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Portales, NM
Latitude: 34.277150N  Longitude: 103.32205W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
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2Not Good
1Awful
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Blackwater Draw
Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : Clovis Spear Points - In 1932, E.B. Howard found proof that hunters at the Blackwater Draw, near Clovis, had hunted mammoths a thousand years before the Folsom bison hunters. The Clovis stone points are very distinctive and finely made. Photo Credit: Paul Cooper (Vote or comment on this photo)
Blackwater Draw is an intermittent stream channel about 140 km (87 mi) long, with headwaters in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Clovis, and flows southeastward toward the city of Lubbock, Texas. Blackwater Locality No. 1 is an important archaeological site that was first recognized in 1929 by Ridgley Whiteman - the type-site of the Clovis culture. The first large-scale excavation occurred in 1932, though local residents had been collecting bone and lithic materials for decades.

In the 1960s Frank J. Brolio excavated a camp site just to the northwest of the main site, known colloquially as "Franks Folsom Site".[10] Finds included an especially large chert bi-face. In this period (1952 to 1970) Blackwater Draw was being commercially mined for gravel with a number of mammoth and bison kill stations being uncovered.[11]

In another part of Blackwater draw known as the Mitchell Locality a large Folsom period campsite was excavated in the 1980s. A number of lithics were recovered including some with bison and pronghorn blood residue.

Evidence of "fluted" points, spearheads now known as Clovis points (a New World invention) and other stone and bone weapons, tools, and processing implements were found at the archaeological site. The Clovis points were lanceolate and often, though not always, longer than Folsom points.
Blackwater Draw Museum
The original Blackwater Draw Museum displays artifacts uncovered at the Blackwater Locality No. 1 site. The artifacts and displays illustrated life at the site during the Clovis period (over 13,000 years ago) through the recent historic period. In 2017, the museum moved onto the Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) campus, and expanded its focus to incorporate local history, as well as archaeology on a broad scale.

Exhibits now include descriptions of archaeological work, different archaeological sites, cultural complexes, and scientific methods, among other topics. Visitors can learn more information about Blackwater Draw, archaeology, and see materials from the greater Southwest obtained from private collections. Currently, the Miles Collection displays Southwestern pottery, basketry, and textiles.
Further reading and sources:
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Eastern New Mexico University

Directions: From Portales, NM via NM-467 N, 7.1 mi.
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Blackwater Draw
Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : Clovis Blade Cache - Partially finished blades and points left by Clovis people. Photo Credit: Paul Cooper (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : Lots and lots of stone points collected from various archeological sites: Clovis spear points, knives, arrow heads. Photo Credit: Paul Cooper (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : Mammoth bones (literally) Photo Credit: Victoria Hyde (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : South Bank Bison Trap Bison skulls from hunting site at Blackwater Locality 1. It wasn't just mammoths the Clovis people hunted. Photo Credit: Paul Cooper (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : Blackwater Draw site, New Mexico Photo Credit: Sue Ruth (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : American Indian necklaces made of stone, shell, and glass beads. Photo Credit: Paul Cooper

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Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : American Indian Pottery Jar, Plainware Casas Grandes Culture, A.D. 700-1475 Photo Credit: Paul Cooper

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Blackwater Draw submitted by Dodomad : Tools Associated With Clovis Deposits 1. Biface 2-6 Clovis Points 7-9 Scrapers 10. Combination Blade Tool 11. Bone Tool Photo Credit: Paul Cooper

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Blackwater Draw submitted by AKFisher : Eastern New Mexico University students visit the Blackwater Draw Museum. Photo Credit: Wiki: (Sammieb26). Creative Commons

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Blackwater Draw submitted by AKFisher : Folsom point - Blackwater Draw. Imge Credit: Wiki:(SeriouslySerious). Creative Commons

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Blackwater Draw submitted by AKFisher : Welcome sign at the Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark. Photo Credit: Wiki: (Sammieb26). Creative Commons

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