[RightWhale]

Time to get back to serious subjects

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Humans in Oregon 10,000 Years Ago?

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Researchers have found traces of a human presence on the Oregon coast dating to more than 10,000 years ago, raising the area's importance for those who study the peopling of the Americas.

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[Grampa Dave]

Well, these early visitors knew what part of the Oregon coast to visit and settle into. This is the Banana Belt of the Oregon coast with moderate winters. Great fish to eat from the Rogue to the Smith River just below the Oregon/Kali land.

Researchers have found traces of a human presence on the Oregon coast dating to more than 10,000 years ago, raising the area's importance for those who study the peopling of the Americas.

The findings at the Indian Sands site in Boardman State Park are more than 2,000 years older than previous discoveries along the Oregon coast. The site, about 12 miles north of Brookings, was excavated in August by a team of researchers from Oregon State University.

[Grampa Dave]

Here is an interesting link to early man in the Pacific NW. (KENNEWICK MAN)