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Ancient Alaskan Settlement Reveals 13800-Year-Old Treasures
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News18•17-10-2026, 19:49
Ancient Alaskan Settlement Reveals 13800-Year-Old Treasures
- •Archaeologists in Alaska discovered a 13800-year-old ancient settlement named Sheg Xdaltthii, the oldest human home in the Western Hemisphere.
- •Thousands of stone weapons, animal fossils, early domestic dog bones, and the oldest known sewing needle were uncovered at the site.
- •Stone weapons found at the site match those from northern Siberia, indicating deep cultural connections between early Americans and Asia.
- •Researchers plan to conduct further excavations in the vast region to uncover more secrets about the history of Beringia.
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient settlement dating back 13,800 years in a remote area of central Alaska, making it the oldest human home found in the Western Hemisphere to date. Located southeast of Fairbanks, it has been named 'Shégˊ Xdaltthˊíˊ', meaning "They were there." in the native Athabaskan language.
Excavations revealed thousands of ancient stone weapons, animal fossils, a hearth, a wooden post trace, an underground earth oven, potential early domestic dog bones, and the oldest known sewing needle in the Western Hemisphere.
The diamond-shaped hafted bifaces found at the site are identical in shape to ancient weapons discovered in northern Siberia, suggesting early cultural connections and travel between Asia and North America.
