Humans Lived in North America 130,000 Years Ago, Study Claims

Prehistoric humans — perhaps Neanderthals or another lost species — occupied what is now California some 130,000 years ago, a team of scientists reported on Wednesday.

The bold and fiercely disputed claim, published in the journal Nature, is based on a study of mastodon bones discovered near San Diego. If the scientists are right, they would significantly alter our understanding of how humans spread around the planet.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/science/prehistoric-humans-north-america-california-nature-study.html?_r=0