Comments on: Darts raise doubts about who was first to America http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/darts-raise-doubts-about-who-was-first-to-america/ Research news from leading universities Fri, 24 May 2013 16:07:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tim http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/darts-raise-doubts-about-who-was-first-to-america/comment-page-1/#comment-66792 Tim Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:13:13 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=72092#comment-66792 There was also a spear-head discovered that was made from mastodon bone (found ironically lodged in mastadon bone) that was C14 dated to pre-Clovis times. There is more and more evidence that Native Americans were in the Americas a lot longer than the prevailing theories. Time for the Clovis-first model to be put to rest. mikekrohide: No not necessarily. It would only point to two migrationary groups if the tool traditions were brought to the Americas from outside, rather than being developed on American soil after migration happened. Separate groups would work out different ways of making tools on their own. There was also a spear-head discovered that was made from mastodon bone (found ironically lodged in mastadon bone) that was C14 dated to pre-Clovis times. There is more and more evidence that Native Americans were in the Americas a lot longer than the prevailing theories. Time for the Clovis-first model to be put to rest.

mikekrohide: No not necessarily. It would only point to two migrationary groups if the tool traditions were brought to the Americas from outside, rather than being developed on American soil after migration happened. Separate groups would work out different ways of making tools on their own.

]]> By: mikekrohde http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/darts-raise-doubts-about-who-was-first-to-america/comment-page-1/#comment-66592 mikekrohde Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:24:44 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=72092#comment-66592 does this mean there are two distinct groups settling north america, and that they came from different places? does this mean there are two distinct groups settling north america, and that they came from different places?

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