HUNTER THROWING SPEAR
The hunters are wearing well-made skin clothing and boots. As detailed in Coming Into America, Clovis people or their predecessors got to America either by boat from Asia or Europe, or by land from Beringia -- or maybe all three. In all cases, to survive they must have had the skills to tailor well-fitted, warm clothes. Wear patterns on a stone tool found at the Gault site show that it is likely to have been used for punching holes in hides, which could have been part of the tailoring process.

In his left hand this hunter clutches spear points, each set in its hollow bone holder, ready to be quickly reloaded onto his spear shaft after he's made his throw. He has an elaborately tattooed face. The pattern is imaginary, but evidence for tattooing also comes from Gault, where a potential tattooing tool with a short, extremely fine point was discovered.

All three hunters have their hair trimmed in a similar style. Although there is no evidence Clovis people cut their hair, this serves as a reminder that these people, along with all early Americans, would have had their own distinct cultures and practices that cannot be detected in the archeological record.