18,000-Year-Old Oregon Rock Shelter Is Earliest Known Site of Human Habitation in North America, According to New Discovery

The excavations at Rimrock Draw Rockshelter are ongoing. Image credit: BLM Oregon & Washington
The excavation of the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter is still ongoing, and there may be more surprises waiting to be uncovered. O’Grady and his team hope to find more artifacts and features that can help them reconstruct the lifeways and chronology of the people who lived there.