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Rewriting history at Topper Allendale dig dates humans in North America 50,000 years earlier than common beliefs When we look to history, we often find what we expect to find — a neat timeline of cultural advances. We convince ourselves through conventional wisdom that we know all there is to know about science, technology… even history. But sometimes someone discovers artifacts that have lain dormant for tens of thousands of years, and conventional wisdom is turned upon its head. In Allendale County, professional and amateur archaeologists and historians led by Dr. Al Goodyear, a USC archaeology professor, are excavating what is commonly referred to as the Topper site. More properly, it’s called the Allendale Paleoamerican Expedition. BY SAM MORTON // PHOTOS BY ROBERT CLARK 20 INSIGHTS • SUMMER <strong>2007</strong>
Dr. Al Goodyear, professor of archaeology at the University of South Carolina, stands in the “pit” at the Topper excavation, a fourmeter-deep site that represents nearly 50,000 years of human history. SUMMER <strong>2007</strong> • INSIGHTS 21
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