The Oldest Americans, Found in Chile: They Lived 14,500 Years Ago
It is becoming increasingly clear now that people inhabited Americas earlier than what has been previously believed. A study published in April, based on human coprolites (fossilized feces) found in a cave in Oregon, came up with a date for the remains, of about 14,300 years, which is with more than 1,000 years earlier than Clovis people, believed to have been the oldest people in the Americas. Now, human food remains found in Monte Verde (southern Chile) have been dated to be about the same age...
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