Oregon Archeological News
Central Oregon Cave Unveils Human Remains
By Joseph Friedrichs, 4-07-08
Human remains discovered in an Oregon cave have been radiocarbon dated to about 14,300 years ago, pushing back the first known occupation of North America by more than a thousand years.
The Register Guard reports that the remains, found by Universtiy of Oregon Archaeologist Dennis Jenkins, offer the first hard evidence that humans found their way into the New World before the emergence of what is known as the Clovis people about 13,000 years ago.
Jenkins and his crew have been exploring caves here in Central Oregon since 2002.
Oddly enough, I heard someone complaining the other day about growing old. Someone born 14,300 years ago is old. Being born in say, 1979, does not make you old.
Anyhow, welcome to the new week loyal readers.
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