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  • OSU archaeologists, on Idaho dig, find oldest known projectile points in the Americas

    Posted on December 26, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category LocaltaggedArchaeology , Early Humans , History , Idaho , Local , Oregon , OSU , Points , Salmon River , Science , Stone Weapon , The Americas , USA , West , Western USA , What’s Trending

    OSU archaeologists find oldest known projectile points in Idaho. Learn more here.

    CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the Americas, helping to fill in the history of how early humans crafted and used stone weapons.

    The 13 full and fragmentary projectile points, razor sharp and ranging from about half an inch to 2 inches long, are from roughly 15,700 years ago, according to carbon-14 dating. That’s about 3,000 years older than the Clovis fluted points found throughout North America, and 2,300 years older than the points previously found at the same Cooper’s Ferry site along the Salmon River in present-day…

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