In 2017, Holen and colleagues announced the discovery of a 130,000-year-old site in California that they claimed contained a mastodon that had been butchered by humans (genus Homo). Why did some in the scientific community express skepticism and caution in accepting the findings?

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Kaitlynn

10 September, 19:32

In 2017, Holen and colleagues announced the discovery of a 130,000-year-old site in California that they claimed contained a mastodon that had been butchered by humans (genus Homo). Why did some in the scientific community express skepticism and caution in accepting the findings?

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David · Answer 1

Because humans has not arrived until 20,000 years ago.

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The genus homo has been taken to the emergence with the Homo habilis. Homo sapiens has been emerged around 300,000 to 200,000 years ago.

Holen and colleagues in 2017 discovered 130,000-year-old site in California that contain a a mastodon that had been butchered by humans. Some scientists express skepticism because it has been believed that only humans have occupied North America. The Homo sapiens has not arrived until 20,000 years ago.