Next on NOVA: "America's Stone Age Explorers"

http://www.pbs.org/nova/stoneage

Broadcast: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (Repeat)

(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)

Ever since unusually ancient and deadly spear points were found near
Clovis, New Mexico in the 1930s, many archeologists have believed
that this type of weapon originated with the first settlers of the
New World, who supposedly migrated from Asia at the end of the last
ice age. In "America's Stone Age Explorers," NOVA reports new
evidence that challenges this widely held view. The hunt for clues
takes us to sites of stunning discoveries in western Pennsylvania
and southern Chile; to southern France, where Stone Age artifacts
have been found that resemble the famous Clovis points; to the high
arctic to learn the techniques that may have been used to cross the
ice-encrusted Atlantic 17,000 years before Columbus; and to a
remarkable find in central Texas that may hold the key to who
invented the Clovis technology.

Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:

Inquiry & Overview

End of the Big Beasts
Who or what snuffed out the mammoths and other megafauna 13,000
years ago?

The Fenn Cache
Ten exquisite Clovis stone tools reveal the artistry and skill
of America's early flintknappers.

Interactives

Before Clovis
There wasn't supposed to be anyone in the Americas before the
Clovis people, but ostensibly earlier sites keep turning up.

Stone Age Toolkit
Would you know what to use an ancient stone tool for if you
unearthed one? Try your hand here.

Also, Links & Books, the program transcript, the Teacher's Guide,
and more.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/stoneage