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13. Humans have been in North America for far more than 9,000 years.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 10:12 AM
3 hrs ago
Earliest evidence for humans in the Americas

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53486868

Humans settled in the Americas much earlier than previously thought, according to new finds from Mexico.

They suggest people were living there 33,000 years ago, twice the widely accepted age for the earliest settlement of the Americas.

The results are based on work at Chiquihuite Cave, a high-altitude rock shelter in central Mexico.

Archaeologists found nearly 2,000 stone tools, suggesting the cave was used by people for at least 20,000 years.

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