US EditionButchered bones hint humans were in South America 21,000 years ago
- A giant armadillo fossil shows humans were in South America around 21,000 years ago, providing early archaeological evidence in the region.
- The Neosclerocalyptus remains date between 21,090 and 20,811 years, pushing back previous estimates for human migration into the Americas.
- Radiocarbon dating of the remains was published in the journal PLOS One, altering beliefs about when humans first arrived in the continent.
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21,000 years ago, the Pampas plain was an inhospitable place. The territory occupied today in central Argentina, during the end of the Pleistocene, was cold, arid and was populated by large extinct mammals such as megateriums, saber-toothed tigers and glyptodonts, among others. However, the cuts detected in the back bones of one of these animals show that there were already humans in the region, and are the oldest evidence of human occupation in…
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Earliest Human Presence in South America, Robots with Living Skin: Breakthroughs in Science Recent scientific breakthroughs have shed light on early human presence and innovative robotics. In Argentina, fossil bones of Neosclerocalyptus, a glyptodont relative, have cut marks suggesting humans were in southern South America approximately 21,000 years ago, much earlier than previously believed.In another groundbreaking development, researchers at…
Butchered animal bones indicate earliest human presence in southern South America
Fossil bones found in Argentina of a large armadillo relative with cut marks suggestive of butchering indicate humans were present in southern South America some 21,000 years ago, according to researchers, earlier than previously thought.
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