More than 20,000 years ago in what’s now Argentina, some of the earliest people in the Americas encountered and butchered a giant armadillo-like creature with stone tools, according to a new study. 

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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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Cut marks found on giant armadillo fossils suggest the presence of early humans in what’s now Argentina more than 20,000 years ago — far earlier than once thought.

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Giant armadillo fossil reveals humans were in South America a surprisingly long time ago

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — More than 20,000 years ago in what’s now Argentina, some of the earliest people in the Americas encountered and butchered a giant armadillo-like creature with stone tools, according to a new study. The discovery, inferred from cut marks on the ice age creature’s fossilized remains, is significant because it adds to a flurry of recent finds that suggests the Americas were settled far earlier than archaeologists initiall…

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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…

Hace 21.000 años, la llanura pampeana era un lugar inhóspito. El territorio que ocupa hoy el centro de Argentina, durante el final del Pleistoceno, era frío, árido y estaba poblado por grandes mamíferos ya extintos como megaterios, tigres de dientes de sable y gliptodontes, entre otros. Sin embargo, los cortes detectados en los huesos posteriores de uno de estos animales muestra que ya había humanos en la región, y son la evidencia más antigua d…

Las marcas de herramientas en un armadillo gigante muestran presencia humana en Argentina hace 21.000 años

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Tool marks on a giant armadillo show human presence in Argentina 21,000 years ago

Bones from the giant relative of armadillos bear dismemberment marks that are attributed to our species, which indicate the arrival of humans earlier than previously thought to the South of South America.

Ossos de parente gigante dos tatus apresentam marcas de esquartejamento que são atribuídas à nossa espécie, o que indica a chegada mais cedo do que se pensava dos humanos ao Sul da América do Sul.

Ossos de animal esquartejado indicam chegada dos humanos há 21 mil anos à Argentina

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Dismembered animal bones indicate the arrival of humans in Argentina 21,000 years ago

Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting large mammals in Argentina more than 20,000 years ago, according to a study published July 17, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mariano Del Papa of National University of La Plata, Argentina and colleagues.

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Evidence for butchery of giant armadillo-like mammals in Argentina 21,000 years ago

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…

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Butchered animal bones indicate earliest human presence in South America

Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting large mammals in Argentina more than 20,000 years ago, according to a new study.

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Researchers from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research and the Natural Sciences Museum of La Plata identified marks of anthropogenic origin that date back 21,000 years ago on the skeleton of an armored mammal. The discovery took place on the banks of the Reconquista River, between the Buenos Aires cities of Merlo and Moreno.

Investigadores del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas y el Museo Ciencias Naturales de La Plata identificaron marcas de origen antrópico que datan de 21.000 años atrás en el esqueleto de un ejemplar de mamífero acorazado. El hallazgo tuvo lugar a orillas del río Reconquista, entre las ciudades bonaerenses de Merlo y Moreno.

Butchered bones hint humans were in South America 21,000 years ago

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