Content overview: “13,800-Year-Old Alaska Base Camp Yields Oldest Dwelling in Western Hemisphere and Possible”. Archaeologists working at a site in central Alaska have uncovered a 13,800-year-old base camp that contains the oldest known dwelling in the Western Hemisphere. The discovery, reported by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, provides rare insight into how some of the first Americans lived at the end of the last Ice Age. The dwelling’s age places it among the earliest evidence of human occupation in the Americas, predating many well-known Clovis sites.
Researchers also found remains of what may be the earliest domesticated dogs in the Americas, based on bone chemistry and genetics. If confirmed, this would push back the timeline of dog domestication in the New World by thousands of years and suggest a deep bond between early humans and canines. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.