Ep. 327: The Mystery of America’s Oldest Human Bones

Bear Grease

On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, Clay Newcomb travels to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas to meet with archaeologist Dr. David Meltzer. Dr. Meltzer discusses what has been learned through recent advancements in research of prehistoric human’s lives, diet, and travel routes in North America through the use of DNA sequencing. These discoveries have led to new theories of how the first people came to North America.

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On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, Clay Newcomb travels to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas to meet with archaeologist Dr. David Meltzer. Dr. Meltzer discusses what has been learned through recent advancements in research of prehistoric human’s lives, diet, and travel routes in North America through the use of DNA sequencing. These discoveries have led to new theories of how the first people came to North America.

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