00:04you've probably seen something like this before a native american arrowhead from a bygone era but
00:09what if i told you these sharp-tipped weapons made for hunting were the oldest ever discovered in the
00:13americas and what if i told you they weren't arrowheads at all the find was made in idaho
00:18by researchers with oregon state university archaeologists say these pointy objects were
00:22likely produced fifteen thousand seven hundred years ago but they're still razor sharp meaning
00:27the find predates other projectile tips by two thousand three hundred years and while they look
00:32like arrowheads they say these are actually the tips of darts which the archaeologists add would
00:36have been quite deadly previous discoveries of bone fragments put humans in the area around 16 000
00:41years ago but this find solidifies that evidence with research lead professor lauren davis saying
00:46about the find quote it's one thing to say we think that people were here in the america 16 000
00:51years
00:51ago it's another thing to measure it by finding well-made artifacts they left behind the researchers
00:56note that there is a significant similarity between these dart tips and those discovered in japan from
01:01around the same period meaning there could be a cultural or genetic similarity between the two groups
