Interesting article on Paleolithic Boating

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I've always had an interest in Paleoanthropology, which means this article in discovery I found fascinating. Bear in mind it's written for the public, so take anything said in it with a grain of salt.


Did Humans Colonize the World by Boat?

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It's rather inevitable, since it's only been quite recently that anyone was willing to seriously discuss pre-Clovis colonization. Combine that with the South American sites with dates from 15-22,000 BCE and the Carolina site, you're going to get lots of archaeologists trotting out all manner of pet theories they came up with 20 years ago and seeing what fits the evidence. Genetics will definitely help, as long as "genetic dating" isn't involved, since from everything I've seen attempting to create any sort of timeline based on genetic variation is total bat-science.