Episode #033 Addendum: Anzick-1

Summary

The podcast delves into the Anzick-1 mystery, revisiting the significant archaeological site discovered in Montana in 1968 and examining the ongoing debate surrounding the absence of human remains. Host Kyle corrects previous reporting on the findings, highlighting the controversies over dating and implications for our understanding of prehistoric cultures. The conversation reflects on how these discoveries might shift established paradigms in archaeology and anthropology.

Key takeaways

• 1Anzick-1: An archaeological site in Montana discovered in 1968 linked to ancient human remains.
• 2Kyle provides corrections to earlier reports about the site and its findings.
• 3Controversies continue regarding the dating of artifacts at Anzick-1 and their significance.
• 4Discussion about the potential implications of these findings for understanding prehistoric human cultures.

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Transcript excerpt

That's ancientnutrition.com code protein. This is Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson Podcast. Before we get into, before we go back into everything that Randall was talking about last week, we wanted to mention a few things about the ANZIC site. Yeah, so I have a mea culpa. I talked about some details last time that I was inaccurate about. Not unusual. Yeah, totally normal for me. That's kind of our job. So, I talked about the excavation of the site, and I was confusing it with another story about a, I think it was a Neanderthal excavation. So, doing more research on the ANZIC site, I discovered some information I didn't know previously, which was that the site was actually originally discovered by some workers who were using heavy equipment and digging in the site with a front-end loader. They started to see artifacts, stone artifacts and such, and so they got off the equipment and they hand-dug the site and removed a bunch of Clovis artifacts and the skeletal remains of ANZIC-1. And that was in 1968. And so, shortly thereafter, a guy, an actual archaeologist went and looked at the site, and I'm going to read this quick thing that he said. I'm still trying to look for this actual report, the actual report, but I got this from a site called Genetiker. I've also seen it referenced, this paper referenced on multiple other sites, so I'm kind of trusting this source at the moment. It says, Later in 1968, the site was professionally investigated by D. Taylor of the University of Montana. In his report titled, The Wilsall Excavations, An Exercise in Frustration, Taylor wrote, Unfortunately, the Wilsall or ANZIC material was unearthed in such a way that the data from several levels could have become thoroughly mixed.…

Excerpt from Kosmographia, Jun 15, 2020. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.