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    Register now to attend Paleoamerican Odyssey 2026

    Register to attend! Present a poster! Reserve a hotel with discounts! See who is speaking!

  • In the Latest issue of Mammoth Trumpet

    Here is a peek at some of the things you will find digging into the October issue of the Mammoth Trumpet!   Page 5 – Dating the birth of a nation – The Heiltsuk people of coastal Canada were astounded to learn their origin goes back 14,000 years. Page 11 – Clovis, a mosaic of subcultures […]

  • Four students holding blue Center for the Study of the First Americans flag. Field is sectioned off by rock fences. Lake and Mountains in the background.

    Update from Peru

    Our fieldwork was generously supported by the Elfrieda Frank Foundation. Traveling over 3,000 kilometers in our trusty Toyota Hi-Lux pickup, we navigated the central highlands of Peru—from the city of Huancayo along the Mantaro River to Lake Junin and its headwaters. Using a network of dirt roads, we accessed remote, previously unsurveyed areas. On foot, […]

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    First Glimpse of Peru

    First glimpse from Peru: CSFA students, along with a Center-affiliated peer, have uncovered remarkable projectile points! An exciting start to the journey.

  • Special Issue PaleoAmerica

    Special Issue Paleo America Vol. 10 No. 2-3 Stemmed Points Across North America: Exploring Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Technological Parallels and Diversity, Guest Editors: Richard L. Rosencrance and Nathaniel R. Kitchel  

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    Join in the Exploration!

    Happy Summer! The Center for the Study of the First Americans is the premier research organization dedicated to understanding the Ice Age peopling of the Americas. One reason is because of Center members, and we sincerely appreciate them! Center member support is crucial to research, education, public outreach, and vital to our mission of excellence.  […]

  • April 2024 Mammoth Trumpet cover of Matthew Wooler in his lab with mammoth tusks.

    In the latest issue of Mammoth Trumpet

    In the latest issue of Mammoth Trumpet we launch a 3-part series on underwater archaeology from Florida to Alaska, scientists track a 17,000-year-old woolly mammoth plus much more! subscribe today!  

  • January Mammoth Trumpet cover image. Team excavating the Billy Big Spring site in Montana.

    In the latest issue of Mammoth Trumpet

    The January Mammoth Trumpet introduces the two new archaeologists at the Center! Associate Director Jessi Halligan and Faculty Associate Kurt Rademaker. Jessi will enhance the Center’s underwater research and Kurt will take the Center to the Peruvian Andes! Read about them and much more when you renew or subscribe today!

  • October cover photo featuring the Ukok Plateau grasslands of Southwestern Siberia.

    In the Latest Issue of Mammoth Trumpet

    The October Mammoth Trumpet is published! A bonus issue for your Fall reading! Don’t miss out on reading part 2 of La Mina in Quintana Roo. You can also read about plotting the Arctic, what Paleolithic toolmakers favored, Thule people, Lee Bement’s forte, as well as two bonus articles. Subscribe today to find out more!

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    In the Latest Issue of Mammoth Trumpet

    The April Mammoth Trumpet is published! Read part 2 of our White Sands story, take a visit to Cooper’s Ferry where Clovis is not first in line, read about sedimentary ancient DNA, and more. Subscribe today so you don’t miss out.