Oldest Art in America? Researchers Find Ancient Mammoth Carving

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This bone fragment with the carved image of a mammoth or mastodon, at least 13,000 years old and found in Vero Beach, Fla. may be the first of its kind found in North America, a new study reports.

WASHINGTON –  Some of the earliest Americans turn out to have been artists.

A bone fragment at least 13,000 years old, with the carved image of a mammoth or mastodon, has been discovered in Florida, a new study reports.

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