Of Chipped Stone Tools, Elephants, and the Clovis Hunters:

The experimental butchering of an elephant using chipped stone tools modeled after implements from Clovis sites is discussed. A description of the stone tools produced and utilized for this work is presented, along with an evaluation of the performance of the tools. Physical and anatomical observations are also reported for the elephant and ralated to hunting and butchering considerations. lmphcat1ons of the results of the experiment are discussed and applied to the current understanding of Clovis elephant exploitat1on.