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Texas Site Pushes Back Known Settlement Date For North America
Velcroman1 writes "The discovery of ancient stone tools at an archaeological dig in Texas could push back the presence of humans in North America, perhaps by as much as 2,500 years. The find was located 5 feet below materials left by the well-known Clovis culture, which was once thought to have been the first American settlers around 13,000 years ago. It was 'like finding the Holy Grail,' Waters said in a telephone interview. To find what appears to be a large open-air campsite 'is really gratifying. Lucky and gratifying.'"
Also, it never ceases to amaze me that there are links to the fox news site for science-related articles. Yeah, the same fox news that panders to those who are most hostile to science/scientific discovery. Though, in Velcroman1's defense, peraps there weren't any other news outlets covering the story....
http://tamunews.tamu.edu/2011/03/24/texas-am-led-study-shows-earliest-american-residents-came-at-least-15500-years-ago/
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-03/ancient-portable-tool-kit-shows-humans-settled-north-america-much-earlier-scientists-thought
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/03/clovis-culture-may-not-have-been-the-first-in-the-americas.ars
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110324/full/news.2011.185.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jS7j-m7_04PE5fOAuHy9dlAtvOhg?docId=86c69261c5d0400a8e2101b8d22df5aa
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/texas-dig-solidifies-evidence-that-the-first-americans-were-here-15000-years-ago/2011/03/24/ABgKi4PB_story.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/science/25archeo.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
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When it's a ethnic and culturalist slur, yes.
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