Oregon May Hold the Title for Oldest Human Occupation Site in North America, UO Finds

A team of archaeologists and students from the University of Oregon excavate at Rimrock Draw in Oregon.Bureau of Land Management

In a remarkable breakthrough, researchers and students from the University of Oregon’s Archaeological Field School have uncovered evidence suggesting that people called Oregon home a staggering 18,000 years ago. This mind-boggling revelation challenges long-held beliefs among scholars, who had believed that the Clovis culture, which dates back over 1,000 years, held the title for the oldest civilization in the Americas. This exciting news comes to us from none other than The Oregonian.

Working closely with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the University of Oregon team announced their findings

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