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Footprints of ‘First Americans’

Ros Strong

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The fast breaking story of the 40,000 year old footprints in Mexico has received even more attention in the press than other reports pertaining to the peopling of the Americas. The second report linked below, by David Keys, who is the Archaeology Correspondent of the Independent, recognizes the far-reaching implications opening up the field for researchers who have so far been stymied by the Clovis-only advocates. At last we talk about the possibility of Australoid peoples being early relatives, and claims in Brazil by Niede Guidon of 50,000 years and by Tom Dillehay in Monte Verde of 33,000 may be taken seriously. He predicts it will "force a total rewrite of humanity's early migrations and is one of the most important archaeological finds of recent decades." I wish George Carter had lived to hear those words.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4650307.stm

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article296886.ece

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