Pendejo Cave presents evidence of 75,000-year-old American human occupation

Pendejo Cave presents evidence of 75,000-year-old American human occupation. Pendejo Cave (Spanish for 'pubic hair') contains evidence of human occupation at 75,000, 50,000, and 30,000-35,000 years ago Excavation yielded hundreds of artifacts, bones with inscriptions, modified stones, and clear fire evidence A bone was recovered with chemically imprinted human fingerprints confirmed by independent laboratories

Pendejo Cave in southern New Mexico contains claimed evidence of human occupation at 75,000, 50,000, and 30,000-35,000 years ago. Hundreds of chipped stone tools were found alongside faunal remains dated beyond 50,000 years. However, the artifacts and early dates—originally excavated by Richard MacNeish in 1978—have been widely disputed by the archaeological community and are largely excluded from accepted chronology of peopling the Americas. 🦴

Key Facts

• Pendejo Cave (Spanish for 'pubic hair') contains evidence of human occupation at 75,000, 50,000, and 30,000-35,000 years ago
• Excavation yielded hundreds of artifacts, bones with inscriptions, modified stones, and clear fire evidence
• A bone was recovered with chemically imprinted human fingerprints confirmed by independent laboratories
• Approximately 30-70% of the artifacts were classified as 'dubious' by academics, leading to all evidence at the site being excluded from accepted chronology
• The cave was excavated by a renowned archaeologist who pioneered two-sided excavation methodology for caves to compare strata accurately

Source: The Roundtable Chronicles - Ep. 29 by Institute for Natural Philosophy