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A re-examination of a mastodon bone found in Sequim, Washington in 1977 provides evidence that humans were hunting mammals in North America far earlier than once thought.

Mastodon bones and man

Columbian mammoth Mastodon

Mammuthus columbi Height 13 ft. (4 m)

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Mammut americanum Height 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

African elephant

Loxodonta africana Height 10-13 ft. (3-4 m)

Pleistocene Epoch
30,000

1.8 million to 10,000 years ago 20,000 10,000 years ago

Holocene Epoch
10,000 years ago to the present

Date of projectile in mastodon in Sequim 13,800 years ago Arrival of Clovis people 13,000 years ago Mammoths and mastodons die out about 10,000 to 11,000 years ago

Kennewick Man 9,300 to 9,600 years ago

Source: Woodland Park Zoo, www.burkemuseum.org, www.ucmp.berkeley.edu, The San Diego Natural History Museum Graphic: Mark Nowlin, The Seattle Times

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