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New Mexico Mammoths Among Best Evidence for Early Humans in North America

New Mexico Mammoths Among Best Evidence for Early Humans in North America

These findings are consistent with radio carbon dates found at Circle Ranch Indian Cave in 2011 and 2013, as reported on this blog. NOTE: this article was originally published to News.UTexas.edu on September 14, 2022. AUSTIN, Texas — About 37,000 years ago, a mother mammoth and her calf

Did the First Americans Arrive via Land Bridge? This Geneticist Says No.

Did the First Americans Arrive via Land Bridge? This Geneticist Says No.

“As discussed in the book reviewed below, every new discovery of archaeological information on early Americans seems to push back the date of human arrival on this continent. This evolving theory profoundly changes our understanding of America’s natural history. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on

“Holliday Article” by Michael Trace

Early Sonoran "Elephant" Hunters

“Gomphotheres were members of the diverse, extinct family Gomphotheriidae. Gomphotheres were one of several elephant-like animals common in North America. These disappeared abruptly with the arrival of early indian hunters on the American continent, about 14,000-years ago. NOTE: this paper was originally published to Academia.edu. It was written

Discoveries Challenge Beliefs on Humans’ Arrival in the Americas

Discoveries Challenge Beliefs on Humans’ Arrival in the Americas

These findings reflect our own: In the Indian Cave at Circle Ranch in far-West Texas, Arizona State University has radio carbon dated charcoal samples at ages 23,000-years older than the 10,000 BC date previously accepted. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on March 27, 2014