Texas Site Pushes Back Known Settlement Date For North America 149
Velcroman1 writes "The discovery of ancient stone tools at an archaeological dig in Texas could push back the presence of humans in North America, perhaps by as much as 2,500 years. The find was located 5 feet below materials left by the well-known Clovis culture, which was once thought to have been the first American settlers around 13,000 years ago. It was 'like finding the Holy Grail,' Waters said in a telephone interview. To find what appears to be a large open-air campsite 'is really gratifying. Lucky and gratifying.'"
Too bad (Score:2, Insightful)
Well, that's sad. (Score:1, Insightful)
I sign on to make a wise-ass comment about creationism and Texas and find two others beat me too it.
Either /. commenter creativity has hit a new low, or Texas's reputation is so overpowering that such jokes are inevitable.
Re:Until the next discovery (Score:5, Insightful)
Are you charging the archaeologists with falsifying data? Because it sure sounds like that's what you're doing, and if so, you'd better contact the Texas A&M ethics board with your allegations. If you're not willing to do that, and provide evidence, you should probably just STFU.
Settlements (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Science in Texas? (Score:5, Insightful)
Does anyone in Texas still believe in science?
Lots of people in Texas believe in science.
It's the ones who don't believe in science who make the front page on Slashdot.
Re:Until the next discovery (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Too bad (Score:4, Insightful)
Too bad the Texas text books state that this is 7000 years before God created the Earth.
Cite?
Re:Too bad (Score:2, Insightful)
People live in Austin, yes.
you call that living?
outstanding living, as a matter of fact.
actually, it's the only place in Texas worth living.