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FURTHER evidence of the presence of early man in the United States, which is regarded as “highly suggestive if not absolutely convincing”, is reported by Dr. George Gaylord, of the American Museum of Natural History, to have been found in Nevada, according to a statement issued by Science Service, Washington, D.C. This is a flake of obsidian found by a field party led by Mr. Fenley Hunter while quarrying for the bones of fossil animals. It was enclosed in an undisturbed matrix in a horizon in which were the remains of camel, horse and deer, and belonging to Pleistocene or post-Pleistocene times. The flake bears marks of chipping, as for the preparation of a blade. Obsidian has not been found in the region of the discovery, this fact strengthening the view that the flake is of human origin. Charcoal is stated also to have been found in three well-defined areas, and is presumed to be the remains of ancient hearths.
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Early Man in Nevada. Nature 132, 927 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132927d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/132927d0