Post by Phoenix on Jan 25, 2007 0:15:15 GMT -5
"Archaeologist Albert Goodyear is working on the find of his life.
"Based on radiocarbon tests and artifacts he's found along the Savannah River in South Carolina, Goodyear believes that humans existed in North America as many as 50,000 years ago, shattering the long-held notion that the earliest settlers arrived here about 13,000 years ago in Alaska via a lost land bridge.
"Not everyone is convinced, but Goodyear believes further excavation and testing at the South Carolina location, known as the Topper site, will confirm his findings.
He's taking a break next week to come to St. Petersburg for a talk at the Science Center about Florida's first inhabitants. It's a coming home for him. After all, it was here that his interest in all things old first began." - St. Petersburg Times
I found this interesting being from South Carolina and all. But it's obvious if this finding is true, humans have been in North America much longer than expected, perhaps been on this planet for much longers as well.
"Based on radiocarbon tests and artifacts he's found along the Savannah River in South Carolina, Goodyear believes that humans existed in North America as many as 50,000 years ago, shattering the long-held notion that the earliest settlers arrived here about 13,000 years ago in Alaska via a lost land bridge.
"Not everyone is convinced, but Goodyear believes further excavation and testing at the South Carolina location, known as the Topper site, will confirm his findings.
He's taking a break next week to come to St. Petersburg for a talk at the Science Center about Florida's first inhabitants. It's a coming home for him. After all, it was here that his interest in all things old first began." - St. Petersburg Times
I found this interesting being from South Carolina and all. But it's obvious if this finding is true, humans have been in North America much longer than expected, perhaps been on this planet for much longers as well.
