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Anthropology

OC375

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9. Prehistory could be anything

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:00 PM

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Anything not made of stone is gone. What would the find of the US in 23k years? Mt Rushmore and similar, National Mall remnants, and not a lot else. Even concrete is long gone.

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Archaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Footprints That Rewrite the Story of Humans in America [View all] Judi Lynn Sunday OP

My mind has been boggled! Easterncedar Sunday #1

Footprint probably made by this guy, look for T-Rex prints nearby. patphil Sunday #2

Did you see the amount of tracking information in the link you posted? erronis Sunday #4

A better reference. Popular Mechanics just regurgitated prior information. Still fascinating! erronis Sunday #3

Your Wikipedia article is definitely more useful, and interesting. Judi Lynn Sunday #12

I've often wondered... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #14

Or they arrived via boats from Polynesia/SE Asia? erronis 21 hrs ago #15

Also a distinct possibility... GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #16

Fascinating, and raises a hundred questions.. Permanut Sunday #5

The world, when they were there, would have looked totally different, in every way! Judi Lynn Sunday #13

A left foot strong imprint................. Lovie777 Sunday #6

Amazing what we really don't know about our ancestors. OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #7

Sea levels were about 130 meters lower than they are now. hunter Sunday #10

Imagine if it had a BidenRocks Sunday #8

Prehistory could be anything OC375 Sunday #9

They have found lots of anomalies multigraincracker Sunday #11