Anthropology

H2O Man

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Sun Oct 3, 2021, 11:06 AM

Oct 2021

In his 1957 book "Traces of Early Man in the Northeast," NYS archaeologist William Ritchie stated humans had been in North America for 5,000 years. By the 1960s, he went with the generally accepted post-Wisconsin glacier theory of 12,000 years. By the 1970s, others had put forth three other theories, of 20,000, 40,000, and 60,000 years. Very few professionals thought these theories had merit. But now there is rock-solid evidence.

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ANCIENT HUMANS IN AMERICA: WHY A DISCOVERY IN NEW MEXICO CHANGES EVERYTHING [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2021 OP

TY empedocles Oct 2021 #1

;-{)🖖 Goonch Oct 2021 #2

Thank you for this fascinating find. niyad Oct 2021 #3

The great debate. Now new evidence. Thanks! paleotn Oct 2021 #4

Amazing! mountain grammy Oct 2021 #5

evidence has been pointing to earlier and earlier dates stopdiggin Oct 2021 #6

Wow! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #7

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2021 #8

Wow! Thanks for posting! CaptainTruth Oct 2021 #9

I LOVE this stuff! calimary Oct 2021 #10

Very cool. Hope they find more types of evidence to add to the finding. Evolve Dammit Oct 2021 #11

WOW! K&R! burrowowl Oct 2021 #12

Science. czarjak Oct 2021 #13

Those time-travelers ymetca Oct 2021 #14

So, if modern humans were in wnylib Oct 2021 #15

For what it's worth, DNA evidence shows Neanderthal DNA in PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #17

I am aware of Neanderthal DNA distribution wnylib Oct 2021 #18

I think we may be miscommunicating. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #19

Thanks for the info on HN DNA in the East. wnylib Oct 2021 #20

I recall reading a very long time ago, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #16

One of my anthropology professors wnylib Oct 2021 #21