Something About Idaho's Cooper's Ferry No Longer Makes Sense

#CoopersFerry #FirstAmericans #archaeology Sixteen thousand years ago, while enormous ice sheets still covered much of North America, people were already living beside a river in what is now Idaho. They made stone tools and left behind evidence that challenges the accepted timeline of the first Americans. The inland route was still blocked by ice, raising a critical question: how did they get there? But the biggest contradiction goes beyond archaeology. The Nez Perce people have their own understanding of how long their ancestors have lived on this land. As their cultural director put it, “Our stories already tell us how long we've been here.” So what happens when ancient evidence challenges the timeline, but Indigenous stories suggest the history goes back even further? Sources : Contradiction to deliver: The public timeline for Nez Perce presence is far shorter than the evidence. Their cultural director said, "Our stories already tell us how long we've been here." https://www.science.org/content/article/first-people-americas-came-sea-ancient-tools-unearthed-idaho-river-suggest https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/idaho-site-shows-humans-were-north-america-16000-years-ago-180973024/ https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade1248