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Mammoth bones hint humans were in North America earlier than thought - The Future

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Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A site where 37,000 years ago a mammoth mother and her cub met their end offers some of the best evidence for humans settling in North America much earlier than conventionally thought. Bones from the abattoir record how humans shaped chunks of their long bones into disposable knives to break up their carcasses, and make their fat over fires. But a key detail sets this site apart from others from this era. That’s in New Mexico—a place where most archaeological evidence doesn’t locate humans until tens of thousands of years later. Researchers reveal a wealth of evidence that is rarely found in one place. These include fossils with blunt force fractures, bone-chilling blades with worn edges, and signs of a controlled fire. And thanks to carbon-dating analysis of collagen extracted from mammoth bones, the site also dates from 36,250 to 38,900 years old,

How much do you need to retire? Hint: maybe less than you think

So can you live on $28,000 a year? That’s the real question here. And this is a question that very few people know the answer to because, when you sum it up, how much you need to save for retirement depends entirely on how much you want to spend in retirement. If you want overseas trips, luxury cars, golf club memberships, and regular trips to the theater, then yes, you probably almost need the “comfortable” standard of annual income the super industry suggests. After tracking my own expenses for the past two years, I know that I cover about $88,000 in annual living expenses. However, smash my mortgage ($31,000) and private tuition ($11,000) and I’m already banging on super industry standards for a “comfortable” retirement. For context, I’m a high earner who spends about $6000 a year on vacations and pays about $4000 a year for gym memberships. Suggesting this is an appropriate standard of retirement living for most Australians sounds a bit ridiculous to me. If I had to cut out vaca

Today's 'Wordle': Get the answer, hint for July 7

Have Thursday words throw you off for a loop? It happened! It doesn’t hurt if it’s all too much and you suddenly feel like you’ve never really learned a five-letter word in your dang life. We have what you need to move your memory and decipher your thoughts. Answer for July 7 words , puzzle #383, can be found at the end of this article, with spoilers clearly marked. If you’re not ready to find the solution yet, read on for some tips, gentle hints, and strategies to help you solve the puzzles of today and every day. Who made words ? Where words came from? words The sudden explosion at the end of 2021 caused a press that focused on its creator. Former Reddit engineer Josh Wardle actually made the game in 2021 a personal exercise for him and his pun-loving partner. It eventually became a staple of their family’s WhatsApp messages, and that’s when Wardle began to suspect he might have something special enough to get a wider release. It is so special, in fact, that New York Time