Of the thousands of artifacts discovered at the Mares site, the most abundant are the many spearheads. This style is known as the Clovis spearhead, named after the so-called "Clovis people," thought to be one of the first inhabitants of North America. This distinctive style of spearhead has been found all over the continent and have been dated as far back as 30,000 years. This particular spearhead however is estimated at around 12,000 years.

Image courtesy of Washington State University, Museum of Anthropology.