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  <abstract>A leading archaeologist addresses the complex puzzle about the origins of the first humans to settle in America, reassessing common myths about early human migration and lifestyle.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>ch. 1. Glimpses through the looking glass --
ch. 2. The glacier's edge --
ch. 3. Charismatic megafauna --
ch. 4. Good-bye, glacial man ; hello, Clovis --
ch. 5. Timing is everything --
ch. 6. The pre-Clovis quest --
ch. 7. Melee over Meadowcroft --
ch. 8. Another angle of view --
ch. 9. Fireworks and the paleo-police --
ch. 10. Three-legged stools and skull wars --
ch. 11. Who are those guys?</tableOfContents>
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  <note>Includes bibliographical references ([295]-309) and index.</note>
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