Our understanding of Texas history is always changing. The story of Texas begins long before it was named and drawn on maps. Objects and stories from our past help us understand where we come from and who we are. New discoveries by archeologists and historians continually add to what we know.
This stone point, which appears with a broken tip, was discovered in central Texas and was made at least 16,000 years ago. For many years, scientists believed that the first Americans came from Asia 13,000 years ago. This discovery suggests that humans came to the Americas much earlier.