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May 17, 1974Science117 citations

New Evidence for the Antiquity of Man in North America Deduced from Aspartic Acid Racemization

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JBJeffrey L. BadaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at MānoaRSRoy A. SchroederPortland State UniversityGCGeorge F. CarterMitchell Institute

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Ages of several California Paleo-Indian skeletons have been deduced from the extent of aspartic acid racemization. These dates suggest that man was present in North America at least 50,000 years before the present.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11de783f4fe1a84cb4d671https://doi.org/10.1126/science.184.4138.791
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