Evidence Humans Lived in America 130,000 Years Ago

In 2017, American archaeologists reported a sensational find that points to the possible presence of humans in America as early as 130,000 years ago. These were the results of radiometric dating of the bones of a mastodon with traces of targeted processing, found in southern California.

Massive stones were found near the bones, presumably used as anvils and hammers for splitting bones and extracting bone marrow. Judging by the nature of the chips, the bones were processed soon after the death of the animal.

Until then, the oldest reliably dated human sites in America were no more than 14-15 thousand years old. Thus, we are talking about a possible revision of the prevailing ideas about the history of the settlement of America. Unfortunately, apart from the alleged anvils and hammers, no other stone tools were found nearby. Read the free article.