[Aztlan] Oldest tool in the Americas found re-post

[michael ruggeri]

I accidentally copied some of the Nature Journal report which  
contained an ad, so the first post may not go through. So, I am re- 
posting the report.

Mike

Listeros,

In a very important report in Nature Magazine, Dennis Jenkins, the  
archaeologist who found the pre-Clovis human coprolites dated to  
14,000-14,270 years old in Paisley Cave in Oregon, now claims to have  
found the oldest human artifact ever found in the Americas--a scraper  
like tool that dates back to 14,230 years ago. The date was calculated  
by way of sediment and radiocarbon dating. The tool was found in a  
rock shelter in the caves near Paisley, Oregon. There were some  
criticisms of the dating of the coprolites because no human artifacts  
were found with them. This discovery of a tool strengthens the  
veracity of the earlier claim.

Nature has the story here;
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091105/full/news.2009.1058.html

Mike Ruggeri

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