Mexico cave shows humans lived in the Americas 30,000 years ago
Exciting finds change archaeologists’ idea that humans have only lived in the Americas for 15,000 years.
14 Sep 2020
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Exciting finds change archaeologists’ idea that humans have only lived in the Americas for 15,000 years.