@nature A second paper by @labecval and @tommyhigham puts together chronologies from more than a dozen pre-Clovis sites, building more support for a long timeline of occupation during the Last Glacial Maximum (26,000-19,000 years ago) https://t.co/MJShMBhKue https://t.co/Ob9aQ9WaRX
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America.
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Discussions emphasize the significance of the publication’s challenge to traditional models, with terms like 'supports', 'builds', and 'puts together' illustrating engagement with evidence and methods. Words like 'game changer' and mention of 'early human activity' highlight the perceived transformative impact, and references to multiple archaeological sites show a focus on the research's broad implications for understanding human history in North America.
Most discussions express strong support for the study, specifically highlighting its findings that challenge traditional models and bolstering the idea of early human presence in North America.
Participants show high curiosity, with many posts mentioning detailed aspects of the research, such as the overlap of cultural traditions and the implications for understanding human dispersal.
Several posts engage deeply by referencing specific sites, methods, and implications, including commentary on Bayesian age modeling and its significance, indicating thoughtful analysis.
While there is widespread recognition of the study’s importance, some discussions center on how it influences existing timelines and theories, signifying perceived high scholarly impact but less immediate societal change.
Abstract in brief
- The study challenges the Clovis-first model, showing that humans likely arrived in North America before, during, and immediately after the Last Glacial Maximum, with widespread occupation beginning around 147-129 thousand years ago.
- Using Bayesian age modeling of 42 archaeological sites, the research identifies a nearly simultaneous emergence of Beringian, Clovis, and Western Stemmed cultural traditions, overlapping with the extinction of many large mammals.
- The findings suggest that human dispersal played a significant role in the extinction of large terrestrial animals in North America, driven by climatic changes and early human activity.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyPatrones de dispersión humana por el norte del continente americano: presencia humana en el Último Máximo Glacial (26-19 ka). The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America: https://t.co/QYOMRTmFuK https://t.co/LW9s2YPeiz
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/GVBkiMbLfK
Review of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham’s (2020) “The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America” also relevant to the recent Chiquihuite Cave paper https://t.co/vaIlxcvOjs
Evidence of human occupation in Mexico around the Last Glacial Maximum https://t.co/HBXB0XVTbg The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/Ivslw8mSUr https://t.co/98gimvS9Vy
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/WPa1ZNaFqm
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The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/K3E0GDewaM
RT @robertosaezm: Patrones de dispersión humana por el norte del continente americano: presencia humana en el Último Máximo Glacial (26-19…
RT @robertosaezm: Patrones de dispersión humana por el norte del continente americano: presencia humana en el Último Máximo Glacial (26-19…
RT @robertosaezm: Patrones de dispersión humana por el norte del continente americano: presencia humana en el Último Máximo Glacial (26-19…
Patrones de dispersión humana por el norte del continente americano: presencia humana en el Último Máximo Glacial (26-19 ka). The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America: https://t.co/QYOMRTmFuK https://t.co/LW9s2YPeiz
RT @AndreCosto: Review of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham’s (2020) “The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America” als…
Review of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham’s (2020) “The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America” https://t.co/JCYr9sN3km a través de @wordpressdotcom
RT @anabenlop: The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/WPa1ZNaFqm
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/WPa1ZNaFqm
RT @AndreCosto: Review of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham’s (2020) “The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America” als…
RT @AndreCosto: Review of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham’s (2020) “The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America” als…
RT @AndreCosto: Review of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham’s (2020) “The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America” als…
Review of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham’s (2020) “The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America” also relevant to the recent Chiquihuite Cave paper https://t.co/vaIlxcvOjs
#考古学のおやつ 3/3 →文献 Lorena Becerra-Valdivia & Thomas Higham "The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America" Nature. volume 584, pages93–97 (2020) [Nature (@nature)] https://t.co/whPQcKFm7R
2020年7月23日 #考古学のおやつ #NorthAmerica #LastGlacialMaximum 1/3 #北米 とベーリング地峡の42遺跡の年代データを分析。 #最終氷期最盛期 ・26500年前~19000年前ころには人類が到達していた可能性。→ [Nature (@nature)] https://t.co/whPQcKFm7R
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/GVBkiMbLfK
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/GVBkiMbLfK
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America | Nature https://t.co/atEmZ5w6QE
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America @Nature https://t.co/U2TtbXWpql
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America | Nature https://t.co/atEmZ5w6QE
The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/L7mmprzNuW https://t.co/QG6m8kRNKl
RT @johnhawks: @nature A second paper by @labecval and @tommyhigham puts together chronologies from more than a dozen pre-Clovis sites, bui…
RT @johnhawks: @nature A second paper by @labecval and @tommyhigham puts together chronologies from more than a dozen pre-Clovis sites, bui…
Evidence of human occupation in Mexico around the Last Glacial Maximum https://t.co/HBXB0XVTbg The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America https://t.co/Ivslw8mSUr https://t.co/98gimvS9Vy
RT @johnhawks: @nature A second paper by @labecval and @tommyhigham puts together chronologies from more than a dozen pre-Clovis sites, bui…
RT @johnhawks: @nature A second paper by @labecval and @tommyhigham puts together chronologies from more than a dozen pre-Clovis sites, bui…
@nature A second paper by @labecval and @tommyhigham puts together chronologies from more than a dozen pre-Clovis sites, building more support for a long timeline of occupation during the Last Glacial Maximum (26,000-19,000 years ago) https://t.co/MJShMBhKue https://t.co/Ob9aQ9WaRX
Great new paper: The timing and effect of the earliest human arrivals in North America. Well done @labecval ! https://t.co/Xa3fJL0pS3 https://t.co/d8ctXSEHE2