Stone tools 'demand new American story' (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Paul Rincon and Jonathan Amos
Science reporters, BBC News

The long-held theory of how humans first populated the Americas may have been well and truly broken.

Archaeologists have unearthed thousands of stone tools that predate the technology widely assumed to have been carried by the first settlers.

The discoveries in Texas are seen as compelling evidence that the so-called Clovis culture does not represent America's original immigrants.

Details of the 15,500-year-old finds are reported in Science magazine.

A number of digs across the Americas in recent decades had already hinted that the "Clovis first" model was in serious trouble.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12851772




Have to read the whole article for pro/con arguments.

[bananas]

1. That was during the last ice age

See GD discussion: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=736271&mesg_id=736432

[Lucinda]

2. TY!

Fascinating stuff! :hi:

[bananas]

3. LBN thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4785815

[bluedigger]

4. Spear carrier's response.

http://benedante.blogspot.com/2011/03/buttermilk-creek-biomantle-and.html

I actually like his position. Friedkin Site is not the "proof" site, but will probably be eventually accepted as pre-Clovis.

[Orsino]

5. Cool. n/t