Archaeologists have discovered Alexandria’s oldest known artifact while excavating the site of a Civil War cemetery, proving that American Indians lived in the area more than 10,000 years ago.

The fragment of a clovis spear point is estimated to be up to 13,000 years old, said Michael Johnson, a Fairfax County archaeologist who specializes in early American Indian artifacts and volunteers on the Alexandria dig.

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