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Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'
A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed.
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Study suggests younger age for Chile's important Monte Verde archaeological site
March 19 (Reuters) - The Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile, discovered in the 1970s, revolutionized the thinking about when humans entered the Americas, with scientists calculating decades ago that this former abode for ancient hunter-gatherers was about 14,500 years old.
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New study challenges a site that's key to how humans got to the Americas
This 2023 image provided by Todd Surovell shows the Monte Verde archaeological site and Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile. (Todd Surovell via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte Verde.
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New Study Challenges a Site That's Key to How Humans Got to the Americas
This 2023 image provided by Todd Surovell shows the Monte Verde archaeological site and Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile. (Todd Surovell via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte Verde.
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New Research Challenges One of Archaeology’s Most Important Discoveries
Monte Verde, the 'oldest site in the Americas,' may not be as old as believed.
The 1977 discovery of the Monte Verde II site was nothing short of groundbreaking, pointing to radically early human presence in South Americaâ€"so radical, in fact, that not everyone was sold on this idea.