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**Flirigor** · 02-29-2012, 02:26 AM

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Do tools belonging to Stone Age hunters found on U.S. east coast prove the first Americans came from Europe NOT Asia?

New discovery of European-style tools being heralded as among the most important archaeological breakthroughs for decades
Supports the theory that Stone Age humans could make the 1500 mile journey across the Atlantic during Ice Age

By Jill Reilly

Last updated at 12:58 PM on 28th February 2012

New revelation: America was first discovered by Stone Age hunters from Europe, according to new archaeological evidence

America was first discovered by Stone Age hunters from Europe, according to new archaeological evidence.

Across six locations on the U.S. east coast, several dozen stone tools have been found.
After close analysis it was discovered that they were between 19,000 and 26,000 years old and were a European-style of tool.
The discovery suggests that the owners of the tools arrived 10,000 years before the ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New World, reported The Independent.

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Finding the tools is being heralded as one of the most important archaeological breakthroughs for several decades.
Archaeologists are hopeful that they will add another dimension to understanding the spread of humans across the world.

Three of the sites were discovered by archaeologist Dr Darrin Lowery of the University of Delaware, while another one is in Pennsylvania and a fifth site is in Virginia.

Fishermen discovered a sixth on a seabed 60 miles from the Virginian coast, which in prehistoric times would have been dry land.

How Europeans first reached America: The migration route mapped out
Previous similar discoveries before the recent artefacts, dated back 15,000 years ago, which was long after Stone Age Europeans had stopped making those tools, and as a consequence, most archaeologists had refuted any possibility of a connection.

In their book, Professor Dennis Stanford and Professor Bruce Bradley of the University of Exeter argued that Stone Age humans were able to make the 1500 mile journey across the Atlantic ice

But the age of the newly-discovered tools are from between 26,000 and 19,000 years ago and are virtually exactly the same as western European materials from that time, reported The Independent.
Professor Dennis Stanford, of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and Professor Bruce Bradley of the University of Exeter, were the two leading archaeologists who analysed the evidence.
They have argued that Stone Age humans were able to make the 1500 mile journey across the Atlantic ice and suggested that from Western Europe, Stone Age people migrated to North America at the height of the Ice Age.
About three million square miles of the North Atlantic was covered in thick ice for all or part of the year at the peak of the Ice Age.

However, beyond the ice, the lure of the open ocean began would have been extremely rich in food resources for hunters.

But until now there was relatively little evidence to support their thinking.
They are presenting their theory and evidence in a new book - Across Atlantic Ice - which is published this month.

Buoyed by the recent discovery, archaeologists are now turning to new locations in Tennessee, Maryland and even Texas, all sites which are they believe will produce more Stone Age evidence.

But most of the areas where the newcomers stepped off the ice on to dry land are now up to 100 miles out to sea - along with any possible evidence.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...#ixzz1njYlPZA4

02-29-2012, 02:26 AM	#1
Flirigor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	Stone Age hunters found on U.S. east coast prove the first Americans came from Europe Well that's a fine how do ya do. So does that mean I can kick the Indians off their land and open a Casino? Do tools belonging to Stone Age hunters found on U.S. east coast prove the first Americans came from Europe NOT Asia? New discovery of European-style tools being heralded as among the most important archaeological breakthroughs for decades Supports the theory that Stone Age humans could make the 1500 mile journey across the Atlantic during Ice Age By Jill Reilly Last updated at 12:58 PM on 28th February 2012 Comments (44) Share New revelation: America was first discovered by Stone Age hunters from Europe, according to new archaeological evidence America was first discovered by Stone Age hunters from Europe, according to new archaeological evidence. Across six locations on the U.S. east coast, several dozen stone tools have been found. After close analysis it was discovered that they were between 19,000 and 26,000 years old and were a European-style of tool. The discovery suggests that the owners of the tools arrived 10,000 years before the ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New World, reported The Independent. More... Not guilty! We did not kill the Neanderthals... ice age wiped them out, say scientists Why Britain could face years of freezing winters because of the dramatic decline in Arctic sea ice The ancient Arabic writings that reveal desert city of Baghdad was FROZEN over 1,000 years ago in new clue over climate change Finding the tools is being heralded as one of the most important archaeological breakthroughs for several decades. Archaeologists are hopeful that they will add another dimension to understanding the spread of humans across the world. Three of the sites were discovered by archaeologist Dr Darrin Lowery of the University of Delaware, while another one is in Pennsylvania and a fifth site is in Virginia. Fishermen discovered a sixth on a seabed 60 miles from the Virginian coast, which in prehistoric times would have been dry land. How Europeans first reached America: The migration route mapped out Previous similar discoveries before the recent artefacts, dated back 15,000 years ago, which was long after Stone Age Europeans had stopped making those tools, and as a consequence, most archaeologists had refuted any possibility of a connection. In their book, Professor Dennis Stanford and Professor Bruce Bradley of the University of Exeter argued that Stone Age humans were able to make the 1500 mile journey across the Atlantic ice But the age of the newly-discovered tools are from between 26,000 and 19,000 years ago and are virtually exactly the same as western European materials from that time, reported The Independent. Professor Dennis Stanford, of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and Professor Bruce Bradley of the University of Exeter, were the two leading archaeologists who analysed the evidence. They have argued that Stone Age humans were able to make the 1500 mile journey across the Atlantic ice and suggested that from Western Europe, Stone Age people migrated to North America at the height of the Ice Age. About three million square miles of the North Atlantic was covered in thick ice for all or part of the year at the peak of the Ice Age. However, beyond the ice, the lure of the open ocean began would have been extremely rich in food resources for hunters. But until now there was relatively little evidence to support their thinking. They are presenting their theory and evidence in a new book - Across Atlantic Ice - which is published this month. Buoyed by the recent discovery, archaeologists are now turning to new locations in Tennessee, Maryland and even Texas, all sites which are they believe will produce more Stone Age evidence. But most of the areas where the newcomers stepped off the ice on to dry land are now up to 100 miles out to sea - along with any possible evidence. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...#ixzz1njYlPZA4
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