# Archaeological data show no population decline or major adaptive shift at or just after 12.9 ka.

> Archaeological data show no population decline or major adaptive shift at or just after 12.9 ka.

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# Archaeological data show no population decline or major adaptive shift at or just after 12.9 ka.

Archaeological data show no population decline or major adaptive shift at or just after 12.9 ka.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The impact's fires and climate effects killed off the megafauna and broke Clovis society within a short time.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/answers/ANS0D51XPQG4ZGZ/the-impacts-fires-and-climate-effects-killed-off-the)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Archaeological data show no population decline or major adaptive shift at or just after 12.9 ka. [Evidence EVD0D51XQ7431RX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D51XQ7431RX
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