Seaweed Gives Clues About Early Humans in Americas

Summary


WASHINGTON -- Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.

Researchers date the seaweed found at Monte Verde to more than 14,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than the well-studied Clovis culture.

See the full content of this document

Extract


Seaweed Gives Clues About Early Humans in Americas

And the report comes just a month after other scientists announced they had found coprolites -- fossilized human feces -- dating to about 14,000...

See the full content of this document

Sponsored links




ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

© Copyright 2012, vLex. All Rights Reserved.

Contents in vLex United States

Explore vLex

For Professionals

For Partners

Company