peopling of the americas
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Oldest Human Footprints in North America Really Are That Old, New Dating Confirms
Fossilized human footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico are every bit as old as the 23,000 years-and-change they were dated at in 2021, according to analysis published in Science. Back in 2021, researchers published work in which they used radiocarbon dating of crushed seeds of Ruppia cirrhosa, an aquatic grass, to date…
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Discovery Of Ancient Spearpoints In Texas Has Some Archaeologists Questioning The History Of Early Americas
Archaeologists have discovered two previously unknown forms of spearpoint technology at a site in Texas. The triangular blades appear to be older than the projectile points produced by the Paleoamerican Clovis culture, an observation that’s complicating our understanding of how the Americas were colonised — and by whom.