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Hartley Mammoth Site

Pre-Clovis mammoth butchery site, northern New Mexico

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The Hartley Mammoth Site is a pre-Clovis archaeological and paleontological site in New Mexico. Preserving the butchered remains of two Columbian mammoths, small mammals and fish, the site is notable due to its age (~37,500 BP), which is significantly older than the currently accepted dates for the settlement of the Americas.

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Site age

c. 37,500 BP

Canyon erosion

c. 150,000 years

Discovery

2013

Study revising chronology

2022

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Burial and Funerary Structures

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Food Production and Processing Features

Butchering AreasHearths
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Country

United States

Coordinates

36.25° N, -106.53° E