Just the Boyz: Clovis Organized Crime Syndicate (allegedly) - Ep 53

The hosts discuss four hypotheses for the arrival of humans into the New World: Beringian Land Bridge, Coastal Highway, Solutrean, and Oceanic. They discuss the early Paleoindian site complexes such as Folsom and Clovis in which David (allegedly) reveals the existence of the Clovis Organized Crime Syndicate. A large part of the episode centers around "pre-Clovis" sites and whether they would belong to the Coastal Highway or Solutrean hypotheses. According to Carlton, the Solutreans crossed the Atlantic to get that sweet, sweet Old Bay seasoning. #OldBayAllDay We wrap up the show with a discussion about which hypotheses each host believes explains the archaeological record best. Recommended Literature: David J. Meltzer 2010: First Peoples in a New World: Colonizing Ice Age America Dennis. J. Stanford, Bruce A. Bradley & Michael Collins 2013: Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture Tom. D Dillehay 1997: Monte Verde: a Late Pleistocene settlement in Chile, Vol.2, The Archaeological Context and Interpretation Jon M. Erlandson et al. 2007: The Kelp Highway Hypothesis: Marine Ecology, the Coastal Migration Theory, and the Peopling of the Americas Contact Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast Twitter: @alifeinruinspod Website: www.alifeinruins.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular