Mammoth Bones and ‘Ghost’ Footprints Stir Debate about Timing of Human Arrival in North America
Posted by Leslie Eastman Bones of mammoth and her calf found at an ancient butchering site in New Mexico show they were killed by people 37,000 years ago. It has been “settled science” among anthropology researchers and historians that humans first settled in North America 16,000 years ago. However, recent finds may push the proposed time back by nearly 20,000 years. In 2013, a tusk was found in New Mexico, as well as a bashed-in mammoth skull and other bones that looked “deliberately broken” and had blunt-force fractures. Carbon dating analysis suggests the pieces are roughly 37,000 years old,...
Posted by Leslie Eastman Bones of mammoth and her calf found at an ancient butchering site in New Mexico show they were killed by people 37,000 years ago. It has been “settled science” among anthropology researchers and historians that...
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