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Giant sloths lived with humans for millennia, discoveries suggest

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New research from several sites is starting to suggest that people came to the Americas earlier — perhaps far earlier — than once thought.

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  1. 10TV Columbus

    Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    Artifacts found in Santa Elina are roughly 27,000 years old — more than 10,000 years before scientists once thought that humans arrived in the Americas.

  2. The Oregonian

    Humans arrived in Americas earlier than previously thought, co-existed with mastodons, researchers believe (opens The Oregonian)

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    Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest.

  3. Local News 8

    Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest (opens Local News 8)

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    AP Science Writer SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — New discoveries from several archaeological sites in North and South America suggest that ancient people first arrived in the New World much earlier than scientists once thought.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Mastodons and 4-ton sloths lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    New discoveries from several archaeological sites in North and South America suggest that ancient people first arrived in the New World much earlier than scientists once thought.

  5. CBS News

    New discoveries could rewrite the history of early Americans — and the 4-ton sloths they lived with (opens CBS News)

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    Early Americans may have spent millennia sharing prehistoric savannas and wetlands with enormous beasts, research shows.

  6. New York Post

    Prehistoric American peoples coexisted with giant sloths and mastodons, new evidence suggests (opens New York Post)

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    SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws.

  7. WMUR

    Giant sloths lived with humans for millennia, discoveries suggest (opens WMUR)

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    New research from several sites is starting to suggest that people came to the Americas earlier — perhaps far earlier — than once thought.

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