A 130,000-year-old archaeological site in southern California, USA

Steven R. Holen (), Thomas A. Deméré (), Daniel C. Fisher, Richard Fullagar, James B. Paces, George T. Jefferson, Jared M. Beeton, Richard A. Cerutti, Adam N. Rountrey, Lawrence Vescera and Kathleen A. Holen
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Steven R. Holen: Center for American Paleolithic Research
Thomas A. Deméré: San Diego Natural History Museum
Daniel C. Fisher: Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan
Richard Fullagar: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong
James B. Paces: Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, United States Geological Survey
George T. Jefferson: Colorado Desert District Stout Research Center
Jared M. Beeton: Adams State University
Richard A. Cerutti: San Diego Natural History Museum
Adam N. Rountrey: Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan
Lawrence Vescera: Colorado Desert District Stout Research Center
Kathleen A. Holen: Center for American Paleolithic Research

Nature, 2017, vol. 544, issue 7651, 479-483

Abstract: Evidence of mastodon bone modifications for marrow extraction and/or tool production, found in the presence of hammerstones and anvils that showed use-wear and impact marks, suggest the presence of Homo in North America around 130 thousand years ago.

Date: 2017
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