Meadowcroft Gets Some Press

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... 26dcb.html

As Adovasio and his students bore down into the layers of silt, the cultural evidence gets older and older. By the time they hit bedrock 15 feet down, Adovasio was sending specimens for carbon dating, and the word back was staggering: at least 16,000 to 17,000 years old.

But perceived wisdom in archaeology said that people arrived in the New World relatively late, about 11,500 years ago, "signaled," as Adovasio wrote, "by the appearance of a genuine North American invention: the Clovis projective point." Could Meadowcroft really be 4,000 years older?


Adovasio and his work set off a firestorm that has raged for more than 30 years. Some archaeologists claim his samples were contaminated, possibly by nearby coalfields. After results came back from four labs around the world, with no signs of contamination and identical carbon dates, some scientists changed their minds.

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"by the appearance of a genuine North American invention: the Clovis projective point.

That in itself argues for an earlier date for colonisation as new landers would have brought their own culture of tool making with them.
Developing a new culture to fit the new circumstances would take a little time I think.

Roy.

[Cognito]

Developing a new culture to fit the new circumstances would take a little time I think.

"Alright, folks. We just landed in America and it's time to develop some new technology before we're wiped out by a non-existent comet.
We don't have much time!"

"By the way, tell those Asian guys we don't need their help ... their spear points suck."

[Digit]

Point me at the Patent Office fellahs!

Roy.

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And the winds were blowing in their faces according to a new study recently posted here!