Finding Clovis Shorts: Welcome to Topper | Carolina Stories - Episode 1

Why is Topper such an important archaeological site?

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Why is Topper such an important archaeological site?

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3.2.1.ER Recognize and explain how physical features are distributed around the world.

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- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Excavation | Carolina Stories 2

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Excavation | Carolina Stories

Episode 2

Learn how archeologists dig, plot, and catalog artifacts at Topper

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Dredging | Carolina Stories 3

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Dredging | Carolina Stories

Episode 3

Innovative technique for extracting Clovis artifacts

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Topper Tools | Carolina Stories 4

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Topper Tools | Carolina Stories

Episode 4

Pre-Clovis and Clovis artifacts found at Topper

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Clovis | Carolina Stories 5

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Clovis | Carolina Stories

Episode 5

Topper is one of the very best sources for artifacts from the Clovis culture.

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories 6

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories

Episode 6

How were Clovis tools made?

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Origins of Clovis Culture | Carolina Stories 7

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Origins of Clovis Culture | Carolina Stories

Episode 7

Where did the Clovis people come from?

Finding Clovis Shorts: Comet Theory | Carolina Stories 8

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Comet Theory | Carolina Stories

Episode 8

One possible explanation for destruction of the Clovis culture

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis | Carolina Stories 9

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis | Carolina Stories

Episode 9

Were there people at the Topper site before Clovis?

Finding Clovis Shorts: Science and Technology | Carolina Stories
- Episode 20 Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories 10

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories

Episode 10

Can it be proven that pre-Clovis artifacts found at Topper were really made by humans?

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Origins of Man | Carolina Stories 11

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Origins of Man | Carolina Stories

Episode 11

The search for answers at Topper

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Allendale Paleoamerican Expedition | Carolina Stories 12

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Allendale Paleoamerican Expedition | Carolina Stories

Episode 12

Scientists, and Students, and Volunteers! Oh, my!

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Why Dig? | Carolina Stories 13

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Why Dig? | Carolina Stories

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What’s it like when you get the archaeology “bug”?

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Volunteers | Carolina Stories 14

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Volunteers | Carolina Stories

Episode 14

“Avocational archaeologists” are encouraged to participate in the Allendale Paleoamerican Expedition, which occurs annually in the month of May.

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Day at Topper | Carolina Stories 15

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Day at Topper | Carolina Stories

Episode 15

Camp life as a Topper volunteer

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: CNN | Carolina Stories 16

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Finding Clovis Shorts: CNN | Carolina Stories

Episode 16

May 28, 2001 report on pre-Clovis discoveries

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts | Media Blast | Carolina Stories 17

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Finding Clovis Shorts | Media Blast | Carolina Stories

Episode 17

Media interest in Topper since 2001

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Time Team America | Carolina Stories 18

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Time Team America | Carolina Stories

Episode 18

Interview with Graham Dixon, producer of PBS science program Time Team America (2008)

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Searching for Our Beginnings: Public Archaeology at the Topper Site | Carolina Stories 19

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Searching for Our Beginnings: Public Archaeology at the Topper Site | Carolina Stories

Episode 19

Exhibit at USC Salkehatchie

Finding Clovis Shorts: Pre-Clovis Flintknapping | Carolina Stories
- Episode 10 Finding Clovis Shorts: Science and Technology | Carolina Stories 20

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Finding Clovis Shorts: Science and Technology | Carolina Stories

Episode 20

Vision for a Science and Technology Center at USC Salkehatchie that would include a Topper laboratory