# Native American stone tool technology unearthed in Yemen, Oman

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/native-american-stone-tool-technology-unearthed-in-yemen-oman/
- Published: 2020-08-07T09:00:50-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Archaeologists recently unearthed 8,000-year-old evidence of fluted point technology in the Arabian Peninsula, a technology developed by Native Americans a few thousand years earlier. Photo by Jérémie Vosges/CNRS. Article by Brooks Hays. Aug. 5 (UPI) &#8212; Archaeologists recently discovered 8,000-year-old stone fluted points on the Arabian Peninsula, the same technology developed by Native Americans 13,000 years ago, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. When the stone tools were first unearthed, researchers suspected there was something familiar about them. Scientists took note of the flute-like grooves texturing the sides of the stone points. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.upi.com