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Note to players: specific term required.An early critic of one theory concerning these people was Luther Cressman, whose use of a chemical preservative on objects found at one site prevented the use of radiocarbon dating. These people occupied many sites near quarries, such as Topper, and “kill sites” associated with them have been found at Colby, Dent, and Naco. A site characterised by red ochre-dusted bones and tools is the only known burial site of these people, where the remains of an infant boy designated (*) Anzick-1 were found. Recent work has argued that these people followed a coastal route during their expansion rather than the ice-free corridor. (-5[1])Both these people and the later Folsom produced characteristically (10[2])fluted objects. For 10 points, name this prehistoric people of North America, who produced fluted projectile points named for a city in New Mexico. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Clovis people [or Clovis culture]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Blake AndertJeff Weiner Fan ClubPalestrina Sawayama106-5
Conor ThompsondoubleplusnegfiveBHSU11510
Davis Everson-RoseWeird Klaus BarbieOur Job is Buzz11510
Sharath NarayanPalestrina SawayamaJeff Weiner Fan Club1400

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2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y367%0%33%115.00