Jacques Cinq-Mars Born: 1941/42 (died 27 November 2021, aged 79) was a Canadian archaeologist specializing in Canada, especially Yukon. [1] Cinq-Mars excavated the Bluefish Caves site in the Old Crow area from 1977 to 1987. [2] His careful research showed the presence of humans in the Americas long before Clovis. [3] His dates for the site are around 24,000 BP. [4] [5] Cinq-Mars began his work in the Old Crow area early in the 1970s. [6] Although the Clovis-first hypothesis has substantially fallen out of favor, some archaeologists question the 24,000 BP date for human presence at Blue Fish Caves. [7]
He was on the staff of the Canadian Museum of History.
He is survived by his widow Andrée Favre, and his two sons, Marc and Eric Cinq-Mars. [1]
Jacques Cinq-Mars Born: 1941/42 (died 27 November 2021, aged 79) was a Canadian archaeologist specializing in Canada, especially Yukon. [1] Cinq-Mars excavated the Bluefish Caves site in the Old Crow area from 1977 to 1987. [2] His careful research showed the presence of humans in the Americas long before Clovis. [3] His dates for the site are around 24,000 BP. [4] [5] Cinq-Mars began his work in the Old Crow area early in the 1970s. [6] Although the Clovis-first hypothesis has substantially fallen out of favor, some archaeologists question the 24,000 BP date for human presence at Blue Fish Caves. [7]
He was on the staff of the Canadian Museum of History.
He is survived by his widow Andrée Favre, and his two sons, Marc and Eric Cinq-Mars. [1]