Background Stats: compare key data on Svalbard & United States

First human settlement > Date: Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
First human settlement > Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
First human settlement > Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.

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STAT	Svalbard	United States
First human settlement > Date	1619 AD	16,000 BP
First human settlement > Notes	Settled by Dutch and Danish whalers.	Stone, bone, and wood artifacts and animal and plant remains found in Washington County, Pennsylvania .
First human settlement > Place	Smeerenburg	Meadowcroft Rockshelter

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