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First-ever Americans arrived 20,000 years earlier than we thought – and came by BOAT
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
17:22, 3 Jun 2021
Updated: 18:37, 3 Jun 2021
THE FIRST humans to set foot on the North American continent could have arrived 30,000 years ago, according to new evidence.
That s 20,000 years earlier than previously thought.
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Animal bones were used to make the discoveryCredit: Andrew Somerville/ISU
Researchers at Iowa State University in the US claim to have made the history changing discovery in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico.
They were originally there to study the origins of farming in that area.
Andrew Somerville, an assistant professor of anthropology in world languages and cultures at ISU, found evidence of early human occupation at the Coxcatlan Cave archaeological site.
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
9:38 ET, May 31 2021
Updated: 10:17 ET, May 31 2021
AN ANCIENT amulet once believed to have protected women and children from evil spirits has been unveiled by archaeologists.
The 1,500-year-old artefact is called Solomon s Seal and was found in northern Israel in the Biblical region of Galilee.
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Experts think the amulet features an eye with arrows in itCredit: Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority
The amulet was found by a local resident living in the village of Arbel about 40 years ago.
Arbel is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
A family member has now handed it over to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which is studying it further.
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New evidence suggests that the Cerne Abbas giant is much older than previously thought and that its creation might have been a big two fingers aimed at the Benedictine monks who had recently established an abbey.
Standing 40m tall, and brandishing not one but two impressive tools, the Cerne Abbas giant is arguably the most famous chalk carving on the face of the planet. It’s an incredible feat of folk art in the unlikeliest of settings: the giant lies on high quality chalk grassland, which hosts range of wildflowers including orchids, thyme, marjoram and small scabious, which attract butterflies including the Marsh Fritillary and Duke of Burgundy. Below, in the valley, is the village of Cerne Abbas itself, one of the prettiest villages in the country.