Hunters present in North America at least 800 years earlier than previously thought

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 14:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The tip of a bone point fragment found embedded in a mastodon rib from an archaeological site in Washington state shows that hunters were present in North America at least 800 years before Clovis, confirming that the first inhabitants arrived earlier to North America than previously thought, says a team of researchers.

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