The overall sentiment is highly positive and engaged, with posts celebrating the new dating methods used to establish the age of footprints, such as references to radiocarbon dating and new findings that push back human presence in North America. The tone is enthusiastic, underscoring the significance of resolving longstanding debates about early human migration, which indicates a deep interest and recognition of the study's impact.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most discussions support the findings, emphasizing the significance of the new dating evidence that confirms humans inhabited North America over 20,000 years ago.
InterestHigh interest
Posts show high curiosity and enthusiasm about the new research, highlighting its importance for understanding human migration and history.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many discussions delve into scientific methods, implications for archaeology and anthropology, and debates about human presence timeline, demonstrating deep engagement.
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The widespread sharing, acknowledgment of the study's importance, and positive tone suggest this research has a substantial influence on the field and public understanding of human history.
Abstract in brief
The study confirms that human footprints at White Sands Date back to 23,000-21,000 years ago, based on radiocarbon dating of seeds, but these ages have been questioned due to potential carbon reservoir effects.
New calibrated ages from terrestrial pollen and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) testing support the original timeframe, strengthening the evidence that humans existed in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum.
Overall, the research resolves previous uncertainties, reaffirming that these ancient footprints were made by humans more than 20,000 years ago.
NEWS: Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands; yes they’re 21-23,000 years old! Amazing! https://t.co/3yNTXJaj4g https://t.co/yGZBppo7G9
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New, independent ages have confirmed the controversial antiquity of ancient human footprints discovered in White Sands National Park, showing that humans were present in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum.
Learn more: https://t.co/7vpEqxLMVO https://t.co/ohGyAYlzZL
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Chris Stringer
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Stephen Barlow
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This neatly correlated with the disappearance of much of the American megafauna, in the next couple of thousand years.
The problem is, human footprints have now been found in N.America, that are 21-23,000 years old.
https://t.co/krpd6YwGNO
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‘Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands’
It seems we were everywhere.
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The Union of Black America
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This study uses high-resolution CT scanning to reevaluate Scleromochlus taylori, revealing new details of its skull, limbs, and tail. These findings improve understanding of its anatomy and evolutionary links to…
This video discusses the discovery of 14 well-dated stemmed projectile points at the Coopers Ferry site in Idaho, dating back around 16,000 years, highlighting advanced tool use and possible links to the Pacific Rim…
@CarotteBrulante You aren't up to date on the new findings.
Population migration during the ice age in the Americas was dynamic. Humans have been in the Americas for as long as humans have existed.
Example.https://t.co/TiUqLUIMf6
@AiG If people had to feel shame for every stupid, false idea that they believed we'd ALL be feeling shame continuously.
That said, 6 day creation is dopey af.
Reality:
Humans were in New Mexico ~20,000 years ago.
https://t.co/E5Ye8LDPWA
@DanBruley69 @TheOnlyDSC @grok Perhaps u r ignorant of the migrational history of the region. Ancient man has been found 2 have existed as far back as 23,000 years ago in New Mexico. Thousands of years BEFORE the Aztecs ever existed.
https://t.co/3m8bLFsIjS.
@MonkeeSage @MattbLimitless @DrDavidMiano Yeah, you're kinda behind the times. There was a second paper published in October 2023 with new dates which avoided the aquatic plants issue.
https://t.co/Gc6EwBlt1Y
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@Ornery84 @4biddntruth @BrightInsight6 Hi,
The Americas aren’t mentioned in the Bible. Were the writers not aware of it? or did it not exist?
https://t.co/WjO19YnstS
@Phillip05166897 To be clear I don't have answers to these questions. But I suspect humans arrived in the Americas WAY earlier than recently accepted
Fossilized footprints in NM definitely push it back to 23kya. Those arguing for earlier dates shouldn't be mocked anymore
https://t.co/UdNHVfpWwM
@NPC012345678910 @oodhamboi https://t.co/ssbfDhWGil
The fact you said spawned shows me you must be under the age of possessing a fully developed human brain that most adults have by age 21. And that you dont know the evolution of the different human species.
Its actually closer to 20,000 years.
@CW_codesterz @ShinjiGroyp @MikeMarcheseAF @DelGroyp When and how long ago? When did Ireland become occupied by the first people? During the very first migrations of humans access the planet we were gifted the land by your god and you can’t handle the fact you don’t belong here and had to “manifest destiny”
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@papasnoke @linaposting turns out that debate I was remembering did exist but got resolved when the ran a second set of tests on different pollen samples without the potential issues for a false date. I stand corrected.
https://t.co/wL0cHFHiPe
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@Charlieleduff This raging xenophobia of yers charlotte, quite unflattering.
Yer guests here.
This is our land.
Ya seem to forget that.
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Clark Vangilder
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@leroyb756 Sibley botched the analysis, which is unsurprising given that he's not a scientist.
1. There's no "secular narrative" to protect because it's just current consensus on data.
2. The original claim has also been confirmed. https://t.co/4zSNB4kGQx
Explainer:
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@archeohistories "Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands"
"...Pigati et al. returned to the White Sands footprints and obtained new dates from multiple, highly reliable sources...They, too, resolved dates of 20,000 to 23,000 years ago,
Plus, a major plank of the "overkill hypothesis" was the correlation that Native Americans, arrived just before the extinctions. Except we now know, that humans were in N.America, at least 10,000 years before these extinctions.
https://t.co/krpd6YwGNO
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Stephen Barlow
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@markwilderness @OurSacredGrove @AnnieLeymarie @JCSvenning Then of course, there are the White Sands human footprints, which inconveniently suggest humans had been present for over 10,000 years before these extinctions happened - knocking down the supposed correlation evidence. More holes than Swiss cheese.
https://t.co/krpd6YwGNO
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RT @SteB777: This neatly correlated with the disappearance of much of the American megafauna, in the next couple of thousand years.
The pr…
This neatly correlated with the disappearance of much of the American megafauna, in the next couple of thousand years.
The problem is, human footprints have now been found in N.America, that are 21-23,000 years old.
https://t.co/krpd6YwGNO
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RT @razibkhan: Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands https://t.co/xvT6OFBDA8
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Razib Khan
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Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands https://t.co/xvT6OFBDA8
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Carl Tremblay
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Homo sapiens était bien présent en Amérique du Nord pendant le dernier maximum glaciaire lorsqu’une épaisse couche de glace recouvrait le continent. Ce qui prouve hors de tout doute que l'homme est bien responsable du Réchauffement Climatique
"researchers believed that humans arrived in North America around 16,000 to 13,000 years ago. In 2021, fossilized footprints ... in New Mexico were dated to between 20,000 and 23,000 years ago, providing key evidence for earlier occupation,.."
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Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands, New Mexico, confirming human presence in North America 23,000 to 21,000 years ago https://t.co/UeKBeAS5GW
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Science Magazine
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New, independent ages have confirmed the controversial antiquity of ancient human footprints discovered in White Sands National Park, showing that humans were present in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum.
Learn more: https://t.co/7vpEqxLMVO https://t.co/ohGyAYlzZL
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Ali Alpar
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New Mexico'da bulunan insan ayak izi fosilleri 3 farklı yöntemle tarihlenmiş. İnsanların Amerika kıtasına inmeleri sanıldığından eski, en az 21 - 23 000 yıl önce. https://t.co/kqHcsxhGrQ
(1/2) #CUSciStory Using radiocarbon dating, human footprints found in the White Sands National Park in NM were dated back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago.
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Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands
Before 2021, researchers believed that humans arrived in North America ≈15,000 years ago. But fossilized footprints from White Sands Park in New Mexico were recently dated about 21,500 years ago, providing key evidence for earlier occupation
More: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh5007
Fact: People are Planetary for >20K years.
Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands, NM. #Anthropocene www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
BREAKING: Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands - Science
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‘Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands’
It seems we were everywhere.
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Original study:
J. S. Pigati et al., Independent #age estimates resolve the #controversy of ancient human #footprints at #WhiteSands, Science 382(6666), 2023.
Original study:
J. S. Pigati et al., Independent #age estimates resolve the #controversy of ancient human #footprints at #WhiteSands, @ScienceMagazine 382(6666), 2023.
Original study:
J. S. Pigati et al., Independent #age estimates resolve the #controversy of ancient human #footprints at #WhiteSands, @ScienceMagazine 382(6666), 2023.
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Francis Villatoro
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#ScienceMag Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands https://t.co/MnNz6xTUwu A debate about the age of ancient footprints continues https://t.co/UFvxUSMjVh cc @cienciabrujula https://t.co/wLa6HxnDar
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Matt Sibson
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NEWS: Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands; yes they’re 21-23,000 years old! Amazing! https://t.co/3yNTXJaj4g https://t.co/yGZBppo7G9
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Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands
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RT @SallyR_ISLHE: Announcement time!!
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Announcement time!!
Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands | Science https://t.co/KGTta7DhNo
Huge congrats to the whole team!!
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Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands
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