Fossils discovered in Uruguay could derail America’s population-origin theory

Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 11:09 UTC

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Recent excavations in Uruguay to uncover and begin researching fossilized remains estimated to date back 29,000 years could shoot down the theory that the populating of the Americas came via the Bering Strait some 12,000 years ago, Uruguayan scientists said. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
There are many examples of pre-Clovis artifacts in the Americas, but none singly, or in combination, sufficient to swing the balance of scientific opinion in favour of a 'pre-Bering' New World human community.
The overwhelming weight of evidence favours the post-last-glaciation sweep of humans north to south, erradicating the vast majority of large mammal species, etc, in the invasion and along the way.
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