Within the Arctic Circle we only find micropoints
for which there is a good explanation: In the Arctic Circle flint is
more precious than ever because it is more scarce there. Clovis points are
large and expensive in terms of flint usage, leaving even Clovis people with
the choice of making one Clovis point or half a dozen smaller points out of a
piece of flint. In a harsh climate, more points would be more useful. Thus
micropoints are the only kind of point found in the Arctic, and it seems they
were in use from the earliest times right down to the introduction of modern
firearms.We only know the Clovis people by their artifacts. At the time the theory was first proposed, the physical features of Native Americans were noted to be very similar to those of the Mongolians of Asia.