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

Butchered animal bones indicate earliest human presence in 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 A

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.

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

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.

Giant Armadillo Butchers Push Back Human Arrival Time in South America

Human interaction with megafauna at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch may have contributed to some mammalian extinctions.