Old Bones and an Oasis: Discovering Clovis Culture

In Part 16 of my 2024 Travels, I camp at Oasis State Park near Portales New Mexico and explore the Blackwater Draw, one of most famous archeological sites in North America. This is where a prehistoric people hunted mammoths during the last Ice Age.
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[@glenysperry3421]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Happy Canada Day everyone! 🇨🇦

[@bettyhudson979]

I didn’t know that I was going to have a history lesson this morning with you Slim , however I thoroughly enjoyed it. You fantastic me with all the knowledge storied up in your brain. Slim have a beautiful and wonderful day 🌅

[@tnxjesus]

Oh my 5am coffee and slim. Does it get any better??????

[@kaykaykayak9368]

Oh my gosh absolutely fascinating! Thanks!!

[@taylormccoy6341]

I was your tour guide at Blackwater Draw! Thanks for sharing and coming to visit!

[@SlimPotatohead]

Thanks for being a great guide Taylor! I enjoyed the tour and learned a lot. I hope at least a few people read my request to donate. It's such an important site.

[@ImsunaSong-gw2gs]

Absolutely fascinating! Can you imagine living in those times? Thank you Slim! Ok❤

[@sylviajones4907]

Thanks, Slim, for this adventure. You are right, they do need to replace those informational signs along this important historical area.

[@loriegreene9375]

My mother was born in Clovis, New Mexico in 1936. Thanks Slim for the video.

[@joshb-8810]

Slims smooth narrative voice is always relaxing. I could listen for hours! Great content!

[@plove523]

There is a lot to unpack in this video. I will rewatch it later so I can take notes. Thanks for taking me on this eye opening trip.

[@leighannedearingsilva6112]

I am a history teacher. One of my favorite lessons is teaching about the Clovis people! This is fascinating stuff!

[@Ramphastos333]

Thank you for your great coverage of a little pocket of a place that offers up that perfect combination of history, information, and surprises, once again shows how interesting our own country is. Lots of "Wow!'s" in this episode. I am continually surprised at the quality of various visitor centers/museums that we've seen at state parks, county parks, national wildlife refuges, universities, national historical sites and monuments....SO much effort goes into these places, for which I am so grateful.

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2K and 4K take longer to render into the final video and to upload, using KZbin, but well worth the enhanced quality.

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[@mlucero6021]

Incredible!!! Thank you for showing us that there is so much to see.

[@hopeheavenonplanetearth1417]

Great way to start a morning! Thank you. That was very interesting. Mammoth National Park is great, too!

[@joycedellinger2528]

You explain things much better than any professor at a university would do. That was fascinating! Museums are one of my favorite things to see when visiting a new area, and that one didn't disappoint.

[@rickrentz6602]

Excellent Slim, can’t thank you enough for your hours of editing and filming. You remind me of the great Canadian Film Maker Bill Mason!

[@samdevallance1527]

Thanks Slim that was really good👍😎👍

[@proflprasad9094]

Thanks for the insightful coverage of Blackwater Draw and the archeological museum in Clovis, NM. BTW, to reduce the pungency of the Korma, suggest adding it to fresh cooked spinach and let it simmer then put aside ofr 30-60 minutes before eating. You could enjoy it with rice, chapati, naan or pita bread, and yogurt-cucumber-tomato raita and uncooked carrots and beetroot as side dishes.

[@SarahGraymatter]

Yeah about your cooking skills......

[@leedanielson7452]

Soooo interesting Slim! I actually feel smarter after watching this... That is very unusual for me. Lol.

[@jamessmith6402]

Thanks Sim absolutely brilliant video 👍

[@johnnylightning1491]

Looks like somewhere I'd like to visit. Now if I could just find something for my wife to do, she doesn't care for museums. Keep the good stuff coming Slim.

[@danmenzel7229]

Interesting, Slim. 1491 and 1493 are my favorite books. Clovis NM sounds like a great trip! Thanks....

[@redsorgum]

Good morning, Slim. Another excellent video.👏👏👏

[@vivianallen9772]

Thank you, Slim, for another excellent video. Please come back soon.

[@pdrphil8159]

One of your best vid's Slim.... I worked in Clovis about 10 yrs ago & I was there a few days before I realized that Clovis N.M. was where the "Clovis Culture" was discovered... I asked the locals & they sent me to the same museum you visited... It was fascinating & I called my dad to tell him where I was & (as I knew he would) he informed me of the significance of the area.. (My dad was a college proffessor at the time) While exploring the area I found a pile of knapping flakes & took photo's ... Right at that spot , someone had sat down & knapped an arrow head , spear head or knife... Perhaps all three... Love the history there...

[@mrsmac5196]

This video with Clovis area is the jewel in the crown of your spring trip documentation. Thank you!

[@davidsradioroom9678]

I lived 2 1/2 years in Clovis and never knew of any of this. Thansf for the info.

[@mariaperham1851]

What an excellent video! You didn’t seem very impressed by the scenery but you filmed it so well that it looked like a pleasant, peaceful place to camp. The history in this video was very interesting. And about that meal…glad you put those tomatoes in there! Lol! Very enjoyable video!

[@Tom-In-Ga]

Morning, Slim. Thanks for another great video!

[@pattiwhite9575]

I love this kind of stuff. And DNA finds too. Those Clovis humans have left many sites though out the south west. Near to were you were a rancher discovered on his land tons of items left behind. That was only 20 years ago and it still has not been fully researched. A university and professions have it noted but still have no funds to go back and do a full mapping. The whole place is a mystery and the land can not be accessed or sold off. The land bridge is like asking if you are related to any of the people from the Mayflower. Many came before the Mayflower. Several waves of people. Thanks for sharing.

[@timcomer262]

1491 and 1493 are real eye opening reads. I recommend them to anyone interested in North (and south) American history.

[@richardthomas1743]

Good morning Slim! YES! I really enjoyed this video , that was fascinating! Thanks for taking us along and thumbs UP! 👍

[@ftkinsella]

Good morning Slim, Francis from Ontario here. What an entertaining and inspiring experience you have passed along to us. I’m sure you and I have wandered through this area more than once. You have awoken something in me by and have nudged me in a direction I have wanted to take for years now. I feel the urge to get my ass in gear and start the plan to get me to New Mexico. Thank you my friend! Cheers cave companion.

[@thoerner2]

I spend half the year in New Mexico. You just gave me a few new places to check out. Thanks again for a beauty adventure.

[@Jeff-Shep]

Great video! I will add Blackwater Draw to my must see list for a future trip to New Mexico.

[@lovenature1354]

Wow, Slim! A wonderful video. It was so interesting and informative. No one does this better than you. Thank you so much for taking us along. ❤

[@tjphoto8943]

I’ve been sitting and waiting for the video to drop… LOL

[@streetwork5069]

Check out boneyard Alaska or gold sisters.. they have found thousands of wolly,saber tooth,all kinds of bones,many went to a museum in nyc and the museum dump the bones in the Hudson River..amazing story.

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Live Long and Prosper, Slim!

[@madisonlee6752]

Oh, 😊the excitement in your eyes as you are exploring this forgotten time.

[@lynnef3297]

👋😄 Thank you so much for sharing this part of your adventures. I think I'm going to have to look those books up and have myself a good read. 👍

[@artieross9537]

Slim, I'm never disappointed by your content. I love archeology, and today, you delivered yet another fascinating video.

[@Janer-52]

This was a great video. I love archeology and geology, and discovering new places. Thank you for taking us with you!

[@bertkelly7650]

When they passed the infrastructure bill, they allowed funds from that to help nat'l and state parks improve. All they have to do is ask. Thanks for another informative video!

[@JackieWM420]

😊 That 'have a bite' was almost creepy! Well done!

[@flightofthecrowswing]

We love this! Another place added to our "places to Go!" List. Thank you Slim for inspiring us with your travel videos. We love them and watch every one.

[@originalsixx]

Very fascinating! Great video, Slim. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@grosvenorclub]

I have read a lot about the Clovis era and now seen the original discovery area thanks to you Slim .

[@cheriecronin7688]

Very interesting site. Thanks for showing it to us. Personally I have not heard of this dig site nice to know 👍 about this site.

[@tim_gifford]

Excellent history lesson and video! Now I’m going to look for those books

[@barbaragriffin869]

Thanks, Slim, for showing me things I’ve never seen or even known about!

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Thank you for bringing us along on this adventure.

[@sjr7822]

Fantastic!

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Fascinating!!! Thank you!!!

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An unexpected treat, oatmeal and a Slim Potatohead video, thank you!

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Fascinating! Thank you.

[@richardlandreth408]

Fascinating, thank you.

[@ChristinaColoradoan]

So glad you decided to make this video! I always enjoy anything related to the ancients. So much controversy around how long the first people have been in North America. 💯🌞

[@brkaz5864]

Thanks Slim. Born in Southern Arizona 75 yrs ago. Dad was full of curiosity and from very early on we spent time exploring the Western US. Of all the trips to fascinating places in the Southwest US, I have never been to Blackwater Draw. Don't know how it was missed. It is now on my list of the first place to visit in the fall when the heat subsides a little.

[@edmor1086]

Thanks Slim.

[@tracker5849]

What an amazing place you have taken us...thank you!! Very interesting and educational. 13500 years...that is hard to process.

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Absolutely the best!!!!

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[@anthonyazzopardi273]

Thanks for sharing all this info !👍

[@bobmanzi7712]

great stuff Slim thanks

[@nancyhilborn885]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting this one.

[@robinstarr972]

Thank you for the history lesson for The Blackwater Draw! I was born and raised in Portales and never knew this existed. We enjoy all of your posts, but this one hit home for me. Next time we go visit family we will go check out the museum. Thanks again, Steve

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

Thanks Slim! Excellent as usual!

[@UncleBuckle50]

Interesting stuff....thanks Slim!

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This was fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

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I found this very interesting wow truely amazing

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Awesome!! 👍😎🇨🇦🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴

[@dennis3353]

Excellent video. Thanks.

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What an amazing video, Slim!

[@uncagedtravels6391]

Very, very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@TerryW5379]

Another surprise video! Thanks Slim you did a great job narrating and teaching us of an unknown site.

[@ladikmk]

Fascinating video Slim. So glad you decided to share your remaining Winter trip videos with all of us. I'll definitely make a point of reading 1491 and 1493, and to one day see this incredible archeological site in person. Thank you for sharing.

[@wandermt4315]

thanks for posting this vid

[@barbm3660]

Loved it ❤❤❤❤💯

[@francisebbecke2727]

I always wanted to visit there. Thanks for posting this!

[@alittlelessdisappointed.9689]

Very interesting and so well done again.

[@lindawoods6841]

Thank you Slim for sharing.. I really enjoyed it..

[@bibu6666]

Great episode Slim as always! Thank you.

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Love your videos.

[@cmarion1544]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your adventures😊

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Good one !

[@kardwise9714]

What a great educational video. Thank you.

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[@kellypruitt2362]

What a great adventure. Thanks for teaching me about this awesome place, I’ve never heard of it❤

[@johnhone2521]

Thanks again for another wonderful video. We are so glad that we found you!

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Awesome video!

[@derrick1964]

Good stuff Slim.

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Excellent video. Thanks for the information.

[@mariospenard5125]

Very interesting! 👍

[@cmharvey9449]

Interesting video, Slim...we retired to New Mexico 7 years ago from Oregon and have not been to this spot yet. Thank you...we really enjoy all your videos!

[@salopianblue8765]

Superb. Thank you. Have ordered those books. Always good to challenge preconceived ideas.

[@christinearmstrong852]

Thank you for sharing.. interesting, I'll put it on my bucket list 😊

[@steveng54]

Thanks to your video I'm going to see if I can find my copy of the book (1491) that I bought and started at least 20 years ago! Thanks for the prompt!