When did humans migrate to the Americas

Name: When did humans migrate to the Americas
Uploaded: 2024-11-20T07:25:24Z
Duration: 1 min 10 s
Description: Learn about a controversial 2017 study that used thorium/uranium dating of broken mastodon bones to argue that a prehistoric human species, such as Neanderthals, lived in North America some 130,000 years ago.

Learn about a controversial 2017 study that used thorium/uranium dating of broken mastodon bones to argue that a prehistoric human species, such as Neanderthals, lived in North America some 130,000 years ago.

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Learn about a controversial 2017 study that used thorium/uranium dating of broken mastodon bones to argue that a prehistoric human species, such as Neanderthals, lived in North America some 130,000 years ago.

When did humans migrate to the Americas
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