Disputed finds put humans in South America 22,000 years ago Brazilian site may have been home to people before the Clovis hunters 爭議性的發現，兩萬兩千年前在南美的人類 在克洛維斯獵人之前，巴西即有人居 Stone tools unearthed at a Brazilian rock-shelter may date to as early as 22,000 years ago. Their discovery has rekindled debate about whether ancient people reached the Americas long before the famed Clovis hunters spread through parts of North America around 13,000 years ago. 在巴西一處石窟（Toca da Tira Peia rock-shelter）出土的石器，被認為是22000年前之 物。此發現可能重啟一項辯論，關於是否有比著名的一萬三千年前北美克洛維斯文化 （Clovis hunters,Clovis Culture）還要更早抵達美洲的人 These relics of ancient South Americans add to evidence from nearby sites challenging the longstanding view of Clovis people as the first Americans, a team led by geochronologist Christelle Lahaye of the University of Bordeaux 3 and archaeologist Eric Boëda of the University of Paris X reports March 4 in the Journal of Archaeological Science. 長久以來，克洛維斯人被認為是最早抵達美洲的人類，此次發現的遺跡，為挑戰此論點增 加了一項證據，這個團隊是由波爾多第三大學的地質年代學家 Christelle Lahaye 及巴黎 第五大學的考古學家 Eric Boëda 所帶領，發表於三月四日的考古學期刊（Journal of Archaeological Science） "We have new, strong evidence that the Clovis-first model is out of date," Lahaye says. Lahaye 說"我們有新的、有力的證據，說明"克洛維斯-第一"模式已經過時了" --------------------------------------- 下略，有興趣自己點進去看吧 http://goo.gl/CmbHk Science News --

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