Archaeologists have found the remains of bed bugs dating back 11,000 years — the oldest ever — in an Oregon cave thought to be among the earliest known sites of human habitation in the West.
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Ice Age Cave Dwellers in Oregon Lived Among Extinct ‘Stout-Legged’ Horses, Fossils Show
Some of the earliest known inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest lived alongside a now-extinct species of ‘stout-legged’ horse, scientists say.
Read MoreStone Tool Unearthed in Oregon ‘Hints’ at Oldest Human Occupation in Western U.S.
A colorful hand tool discovered in Oregon, and described as an “ancient Swiss army knife,” may be the oldest artifact yet found in western North America, archaeologists say. The simple…
Read More13,500-Year-Old Tool-Making Site Uncovered in Idaho Forest
On a remote forest riverbank in northern Idaho, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of human occupation going back more than 13,500 years, adding to the signs of an increasingly ancient human…
Read MoreAncient Feces From Oregon Cave Aren’t Human, Study Says, Adding to Debate on First Americans
New findings about some ancient feces are the latest rejoinder in a five-year-long debate over one of the most important — and controversial — recent archaeological finds in the U.S….
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