13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beast found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans

13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beast found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/13-000-year-old-butchered-bones-of-long-tusked-beast-found-in-chile-give-more-evidence-of-early-first-americansContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. 13,000-Year-Old Butchered Bones Discovered in Chilehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/13-000-year-old-butchered-bones-of-long-tusked-beast-found-in-chile-give-more-evidence-of-early-first-americanshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/13-000-year-old-butchered-bones-of-long-tusked-beast-found-in-chile-give-more-evidence-of-early-first-americans#u103058Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:50:25 +0000Archaeological excavations in the Lake Tagua Tagua basin in central Chile have revealed stone tools and animal bones with cut marks dated to 13,000 years ago. Bones from gomphotheres, an extinct group of tusked mammals related to modern elephants, displayed clear lower marks, suggesting that Indigenous peoples butchered the animals on the site. Researchers found a big focus of megafauna remains and stone instruments alongside the shore of the ancient lake. This discovery provides fresh insights into how some of the first people to dwell in the region hunted and consumed these large animals.Why