Discovery and Implications
Recent archaeological findings suggest that humans arrived in the earlier than previously believed, challenging the "Pleistocene overkill" theory that they迅速导致了大型动物的灭绝。
Artifacts from the Santa Elina site in , including manipulated giant ground sloth bones, indicate that early Americans may have coexisted with these megafauna for thousands of years.
Reevaluating Human History
The discovery of intentionally altered sloth osteoderms as adornments suggests sophisticated early human behavior and a different understanding of their interactions with megafauna.
These findings contribute to an ongoing debate and could potentially rewrite the timeline of human migration to the Americas and their environmental impact.