NOS News•today, 7:33 PM
A camp site that is about 8,200 years old has been found on the grounds of an American air base in the state of New Mexico. According to researchers, the camp is one of the best preserved places where people lived in the area.
“This is an important discovery because we have few intact sites from this period due to erosion in desert areas,” said Matthew Cuba, who works with archaeologists at the base on behalf of the Air Force. “In this case, the site is very well preserved.” According to him, this is probably because the site was covered with wind-blown silt during the formation of sand dunes.
Fireplaces
Among other things, fireplaces and a stone mortar were found. The discovery was made a year ago, but was only recently announced, reports the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper. According to Cuba, the find could provide insight into how the inhabitants of the American Southwest adapted to the climate changes of their time.
Holloman Air Force Base is a base where drone pilots are trained, among other things. It is located in a sparsely populated area. Including the discovery of the camp, approximately 400 archaeological finds have already been made on the site of approximately 32 square kilometers.
