A 130,000-year-old archaeological site in southern California, USA

Steven R. Holen,Thomas A. Deméré,Daniel C. Fisher,Richard Fullagar,James B. Paces,George T. Jefferson,Jared M. Beeton,Richard A. Cerutti,Adam N. Rountrey,Lawrence Vescera,Kathleen A. Holen

A 130,000-year-old archaeological site in southern California, USA

2017

Steven R. Holen
Thomas A. Deméré
Daniel C. Fisher
Richard Fullagar
James B. Paces
George T. Jefferson
Jared M. Beeton
Richard A. Cerutti
Adam N. Rountrey
Lawrence Vescera
Kathleen A. Holen

Evidence of mastodon bone modifications for marrow extraction and/or tool production, found in the presence of hammerstones and anvils that showed use-wear and impact marks, suggest the presence of Homo in North America around 130 thousand years ago.

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Archaeology
Biology
Biological dispersal
Mammoth
Radiocarbon dating
Radiometric dating
Bone bed
Pleistocene
Interglacial
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