[blam]

Keep in mind that there weren't any American Indians/Native Americans (As we know them today) here any earlier than 6,000 years ago.

I understand the sensation of handling something that old. I have some 7,000 year old wood. In fact, I have so much that I'm gonna burn some of it this weekend. (It's in my way)

[blam]

Ping. (These are probably the ancient folks in that area that have the word 'red' in their name. Right now I can't remember and it's time for my nap. Maybe it's 'Red-Paint' people)

[P8riot]

Workers find signs of 7,500-year-old civilization. . .

. . . along with a pictograph of Ted Kennedy.

[aristeides]

I'm not sure I would agree that the presence of a hearth and a stone pit means that there was what we would call a "civilization" present. Anybody know when these things first appeared in the Old World?

[Verginius Rufus]

If they can link this site to the Vikings, would this be Norwegian wood?

[LenS]

Signs of civilization? A few stone chipped tools? Sheesh, even the Arabs show more signs of civilization (barely, though).

[Lokibob]

You mean.....gulp....they were.....gulp.....IMMIGRANTS???

Damn, we should have closed the border!!!!

[MineralMan]

"Keep in mind that there weren't any American Indians/Native Americans (As we know them today) here any earlier than 6,000 years ago."

Funny. I have some Chumash artifacts in my collection that date back to almost 8000 years. Perhaps you are incorrect.

[antaresequity]

I have a rock I found on a northern California beach. It is about 8 inches square.

It caught my eye because it was unlike any other rock on the beach. The beach was comprised of granite eggs. Beach tumbled stones that take on an egg like shape.

I picked up the rock and on one of its faces is the symbol Pi in perfect relief.

It is an absolutly amazing freak of nature, or ?

[RunningJoke]

A choice between a 7000 year old garbage dump or brand new spanking water treatment facility. I'm going out on a limb on this one, but I'd rather have the water treatment facility.

Oh look a rock! No, no, no, that's not a rock that was an implement used in some type of pre-columbian religious ceremony.

[camas]

wasn't the kennewick man found in washington about 7500 years old.

[cynicom]

Why would Kennedy want a water plant in Mass? If the headline said distillery, I might have read it.

[Graymatter]

Don't you love it when they find a civilization?

[farmfriend]

Gods, Graves, Glyphs
List for articles regarding early civilizations , life of all forms, - dinosaurs - etc.

Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this ping list.

[N. Theknow]

I am a direct descendant of this 7,500 year old tribe and the damn Indians tribes need to give back my land they stole from my ancestors. Especially Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casinos.

[fish hawk]

you are lagging by about 2000 years, maybe more. I believe the early date is about 10,000 years.

[LiteKeeper]

YEC INTREP - ARCHAEOLOGY

[Little Ray]

I think the term "civilization" is not correct here.

[Dead Dog]

"It was quite a thrill to touch and handle something a human hand had been holding 7,000 years ago in his or her hand," said Norwell

Wash your hands Norwell, they didn't have tp!

[Junior]

The Clovis culture is at least 11,000 years old.

[Indrid Cold]

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the 9-ft. tall human(oid)s dressed in battle armor that were dug up in the mounds in Ohio. Probably just an oversight.