Humans Reached Argentina by 20,000 Years Ago — and They May Have Survived by Eating Giant Armadillos, Study Suggests

LIVESCIENCE ^ | 7/19 | Kristina Killgrove

[nickcarraway]

And that is when humans discovered inflation!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Of course. And who wouldn't enjoy a tasty roadkill armadillo roast. Yum!

[chajin]

Humans Reached Argentina by 20,000 Years Ago

They got there, looked at their white skin, and said, "Where did the tango?"

Where the tanwent

[tet68]

Armadillo...possum on the half shell...

[blueunicorn6]

Mmmmmmm…..

Nothing like a good Armadillo steak smothered in mushrooms and browned onions.

James Carville eats it like three times a week.

[KamperKen]

There is the Cerutti mastodon bone discovered near San Diego California which is dated to around 130,000 years ago.

[zeestephen]

Always important to remember that the oldest HUMAN fossils discovered in the Americas are about 13,000 years old.

All of the older evidence is alleged artifacts of human presence - foot prints, stone tools, cut marks, etc.

Studies of modern day DNA, based on known mutation rates, estimate the first human presence in the Americas at 15,000 to 18,000 years ago.

[SunkenCiv]

[sjmjax]

That’s probably why he looks like Gollum!

[deport]

Another article on the History of this Land that maybe of interest.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dna-search-first-americans-links-amazon-indigenous-australians-180955976/

A DNA Search for the First Americans Links Amazon Groups to Indigenous Australians
July 21, 2015
Helen Thompson

[redfreedom]

So back then much of the world was covered with ice. Then the cave man came along, invented fire and global warming took off. Man has been ruining the planet ever since. /s/

[ElkGroveDan]

If they could arrive in the Americas from the East via ice covering the northern oceans, then they could also have arrived from the West via ice covering the northern oceans. Could it be that the ones who later came across the Bering land bridge wiped out the original “native” Americans or “first nations” who came from Europe? Just asking.

[zeestephen]

Thanks for the link, deport.

Now that I think about it, the 15,000 to 18,000 year DNA estimate is for North America only.

I will read your link when I get home.

Looks interesting.

[TribalPrincess2U]

It taste like chicken! ;-))

[Governor Dinwiddie]

LOL. It might taste like chicken, but I'll never know!

Though I'd like to watch and see who takes the first bite.

"Hold muh beer …"

[BatGuano]

In James Michner’s book, Centennial, there was an estimate as to how long it took for humans to cross into North America from Asia and then reach the tip of South America.
That guess was 15,000 years. This was an average of 8 years a generation.
The reasons for moving on were Enemies and loss of food.
Michner did not mention Giant Armadillos.

[BatGuano]

Known to be carriers of Leprosy. (C’est domage.)

They call an Armadillo, with out an arm...........”dillo!”

[Redcitizen]

It went off on a tangent.

[Redcitizen]

🤦‍♂️

Ok that was a terribly great one. 😆

[drwoof]

Excellent, truly Excellent. The Book Report, an often overlooked literary genre, perfected!