Observatory: Mastodon Hunt Adds to Evidence of Pre-Clovis Settlement

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 13:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A mastodon rib prompted speculation in the late 1970s about pre-Clovis settlers. Now improved carbon dating technology has confirmed the fossil is 13,800 years old.

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