geo000665 29

SECTION H A n g o l a in New World for 13,000 Years Los Angeles Tim es News Service TULE SPRINGS, Nev.- theories L about when man arrived in the New World. Early man was here at least 13,000 years ago, accor­ding to Dr. Richard Shutler, curator of anthropology at the Nevada State Museum, instead of 11,500 years ago as previously believed. Shutler is director of an | north of ;Eas | two dozen scientists aided by | heavy earth-moving equip- | inent, have been sifting the desert sands since Oct. 1. ] They have found stone ^ flakes, which are the by-f products of primitive tool |; .makers, two tools made from i camel bones and a bead | /4tiade from coleche, a hard | rock native to this area. Scraper Found These and other finds 1 were dated by Dr.; Willard 1 Libby, UCLA scl^Stist and discoverer | bon datingMethod; IA stone scraper, unques­tionably made by man, was uncovered this week 10 ft. below the desert f loOr and in a strata indicating an age of 12,000 years, Shutler said. ’’This is exactly what we were looking for,” Shutler, • said. .;- ? the presence period^” j§§ Shutpr said the tool, used, ;|to scrape animal hides, is p y ^far. the most significant | artifact found at the site. SI He said prew s now will shift their efforts to the area where it was found in a search for similar tools. Animal Remains Remains of p r i m i t i v e j mammoth, bison, horse andi