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- 113,000-year-old butchered gomphothere bones found in Chile●13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beast found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans
Archaeologists in Chile have unearthed 13,000-year-old bones of a gomphothere, an extinct long-tusked relative of elephants, bearing clear cut marks from butchering. The find adds to evidence that humans were present in South America far earlier than the traditional Clovis timeline, supporting theories of an earlier peopling of the Americas. Researchers say the discovery strengthens the case for pre-Clovis settlement across the continent.