This May Be The Oldest Archeological Site In The United States

• Cactus Hill Challenging The Accepted Theory

• The Cactus Hill Archeological Site & What Was Discovered

• Is The Cactus Hill Archeological Site Visitable?

It has long been thought that the populating of the Americas after their break out of the Bering Land Bridge area only occurred around 12-14,000 ago (the remains of the Bering Land Bridge are now preserved in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska). But there are a number of archeological sites around the Americas that are now challenging that view. One archeological find is the preserved footprints in the White Sands National Park that may be over 20,000 years old.
But perhaps the oldest and most persuasive archeological site in the United States is Cactus Hill in Virginia. It is located on sand dunes only around 45 miles south of Richmond and may have been inhabited 18,000 to 20,000 years ago. Cactus Hill was named for the prickly pear cacti that grow in numbers in the area.

This May Be The Oldest Archeological Site In The United States