Question

Which of the following best reflects the situation in the Americas following the collapse of the Clovis culture around 13,000 years ago?

a.

Humans disappeared from the Americas for several centuries before another wave of migration across the Bering Strait.

b.

A new Polynesian people became the dominant culture in the archaeological record.

c.

A much greater diversity of cultures emerged.

d.

Humans disappeared from deserts and the Great Plains for a time.

Answer 1

C. A much greater diversity of cultures emerged.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Clovis culture was one of the earliest archaeological cultures in North America, but it mysteriously vanished around 12,600 years ago. It was replaced by several more localized regional societies, such as the Folsom tradition, Gainey, Suwannee, Simpson, Plainview - Goshen, Cumberland, and Redstone. Some of these cultures may have developed from Clovis, while others may have arrived from different migration routes. The Clovis culture also had a genetic link to some people in South America, who also disappeared around 9,000 years ago and were replaced by people with different genetic ancestry