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Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints and other evidence of people living in the area as long as 12,000 years ago have become more exposed and vulnerable, due to hurricanes, flooding and looters.

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Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters

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Stone tools and pottery dating to each Native American cultural era up to European contact have been found, the U.S. Forest Service said.

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