Idaho artifacts suggest Pacific entry for first Americans

NEW YORK (AP) — Some artifacts found in western Idaho suggest that people were living there about 16,000 years ago.
They provide new evidence that the first Americans arrived by following the Pacific Coast. And they point to Japan as a possible origin or influence for the migration.
Scientists reported the discovery Thursday in the journal Science.
The artifacts include flakes left over from making stone tools and pieces of bone that indicate discarded food. Some stone flakes appeared to b