18,250 Year Old Evidence Human Occupation In Oregon, North America

New evidence discovered in the past years show that humans have been occupying North America for longer than was once thought
In this video I'm gonna tell you about the latest discovery of human occupation made in Oregon dating back to 18,250 years ago

#OregonArchaeology #HumansInNorthAmerica #NewDiscoveries

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[joshlowery]

You rock Kayleigh another outstanding video 😺🤗

[makingconnections]

I've been living in Oregon since 1999. Born in Las Vegas and not going back. Thanks for the video

[caseyczarnomski]

I can't wait for this video! I have been living in Oregon for 24 years, after moving here when 20. Eugene's natural history museum has the oldest known pair of shoes at 13, 500 years approx.

[ffstopP]

I thought I was current on the most recent discoveries in North America, but I missed this critical gem. Thanks for surfacing it for me, Kayleigh. Great job.

[LanguidFuzzBeast]

Hi Kayleigh from here in Orygun :). I always love your channel for its content and information. This was particularly interesting. Please don't stop.

[rocroc]

20, 000 years ago the Pacific ocean was about 120 meters (393 feet) lower than it is today. That's where you would be most likely to find archaic evidence of people entering North America. BTW, this was a well done presentation.

[RickRByrd]

I was born and raised in Oregon. It is exciting that this discovery was found here. Thank you for sharing.

[shishkabobby]

Science must be evidence based. If there is no evidence, science should remain silent. So every time we hear claims of 'earliest' we must recall that it is the earliest for which we have evidence. Kayleigh is very careful about that, which I really like. If we have evidence for 18, 250 years ago, can we rule out 24, 000 years ago? No, but neither do we have direct evidence. Science must be conservative, even if journists want to be sensational. Kayleigh does a great job of being interesting but not delviing into raw speculation.

[Cajundaddydave]

Awesome! I live about 4 hours away from this site and I am fascinated by both the geology and early human history in this area. We are only scratching the surface of early human civilizations around the world.

[mariemelansongundy-vxox]

Having been in a few isolated spots in the N.W. I've argued for decades that humans have been here as early as 20k years ago. It is interesting that the obsidian trail up by Sisters has been traced to a site in great lakes 3500 years ago

[maxwill]

Great video. I just found this site and am glade I did as Kayleigh make it easy to follow the information.

[haileybalmer]

Hey, that's where I'm from!

Something I hadn't thought about before is how great this area is for dating archeological sites. We have a ton of volcanos around here. Specifically the one you mentioned, Mt. Saint Helens, has a massive eruption every century or two. It completely blew its top in 1980, coating everything in ash for about a hundred miles in every direction. It had a minor eruption in 2008 and it developed a distinct hunch. It looks different that it did when I was a kid, and it hasn't been that long. It was this huge, flat plateau, now it's a jagged molar on the skyline.

My point is, it erupts frequently, coating everything in an unmistakable layer of ash, and it's just been doing that since it's been there. That's some pretty strong evidence for dating digs around here.

P.S, visit if you can, we have some amazing geography. The Missoula floods carried a bunch of stuff here, and we have just... so many volcanoes.

[khristophertanase]

Thank you for covering this! I just heard about it a few weeks ago but have been unable to find anything substantial. You rock!

[RustyShackelford]

Great channel. I’m glad you challenge the orthodoxy in a very well informed way. Keep up the good work!

[ditchgator]

Fascinating 😃👍👍
We need more people becoming archeologists and getting out there doing fieldwork, and discovering more proof of what we already know innately...we were here, long ago, and thrived.😎👍
More please 😊👍
😎✌👍❤🖖

[mtjen]

Great video! So happy I found your channel!

[Maderyne]

There is a lot of research about humans in Europe. It's nice to see a few glimpses of humans in America. I have always had a fascination with the Clovis culture. I think they gave rise to a culture that dominated the central plains of northern America. I could be wrong, but I remember a culture that developed quite a civilization in the central plains. Though like much of history the story of their existence vanished.

[bigchills]

Just found ya page! I'll be binge watching now from the beginning of your channel. What a great creator you are fostering our knowledge! Great JOB🙌

There just might be a new patron down the line. 😊

[TonyTrupp]

I’m glad you mentioned those early brazilian sites in this. There’s some really interesting research coming out of that region. From my understanding the discovery of paleolithic human remains in the americas is very rare, so expecting to find human remains to validate those early brazilian sites does seem like a very high bar to clear. Those holes drilled within the sloth bones seems good evidence imo, especially in conjunction with the other findings there. Hard to see how those drilled holes could have been natural. Fascinating topic regardless. Thanks for the work you do on these.

[ricksywassink]

Kayleigh you did your usual excellent job. Skeptics are not surprising but this is exciting news. I teach in a Tribal College and am going to speak with our elders and get their spin on this. Keep doing your excellent work