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Ancient Tools in Alaska Rewrite America's Settlement Timeline

2/6/2026

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Archaeologists found human-made ivory and stone tools in a 14,000-year-old layer in Alaska, indicating some of the earliest inhabitants of the Americas.
The tools resemble the Clovis culture, suggesting a connection between Beringian hunters and Clovis.
The Holzman site findings support a migration across the ice-age land bridge, linking Beringia to North America and challenging settlement timelines.

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Story summary

Archaeologists found human-made ivory and stone tools in a 14,000-year-old layer in Alaska, indicating some of the earliest inhabitants of the Americas.
The tools resemble the Clovis culture, suggesting a connection between Beringian hunters and Clovis.
The Holzman site findings support a migration across the ice-age land bridge, linking Beringia to North America and challenging settlement timelines.