Texas Site Pushes Back Known Settlement Date For North America

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.'"

Re:Too bad

[jovius]

Perhaps they found the tools of GOD?!

Clovis humor

[snsh]

The Clovis kids were probably just playing a practical joke 10,000 years ago, burying pottery five feet under, to confuse the archaeologists.

Re:Well, that's sad.

[Rinnon]

Either /. commenter creativity has hit a new low, or Texas's reputation is so overpowering that such jokes are inevitable.

A little from column A, a little from column B.

Re:Too bad

[spiffmastercow]

Frankly, if the Texas Democratic Party can't take the buffoonery of the Texas Republican Party and make votes out of it, then they deserve what they get.

They have Democrats in Texas??

Re:Too bad

[Anonymous Coward]

"If Kunte receives five lashes on Monday and two lashes on Wednesday, how many thanks does he give to his master?"

Re:Too bad

[SydShamino]

People live in Austin, yes.

Re:Until the next discovery

[Anonymous Coward]

Nevermind GP. If he had in his posession the "evidence" necessary to backup his claims and didn't feel the need to bring them to light, not only would that make him a homosexual, but it would also mean he's too stingy to seed his volumes of gay porn to the rest of the world.

Lets not even touch how he feels he's capable of providing a "professional" opinion on the matter...

Texas A&M is not known for its digging efforts

[517714]

Bryan/College Station's worst disaster occurred when a small two-seater Cessna 150 plane, piloted by two Texas A&M students, crashed into a cemetery earlier today. Texas A&M volunteers have recovered 300 bodies so far and expect the number to climb as digging continues into the evening. The pilot and copilot survived and are helping in the recovery efforts.

I know it's old, but it never fails to get the goat of my Aggie buddies.