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Monte Verde
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Earlier-activity evidence and dating
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Dillehay et al. (2015), New Archaeological Evidence for an Early Human Presence at Monte Verde, Chile
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Monte Verde
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Monte Verde is an extensively studied southern Chilean archaeological site whose rare organic preservation and pre-Clovis evidence were central to the collapse of a strict Clovis-first chronology.
Monte Verde is a real, extensively studied archaeological site with rare organic preservation and a major role in the collapse of strict Clovis-first models.
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A 2026 mid-Holocene reinterpretation renewed scrutiny of Monte Verde II's age and site formation, and a published specialist response disputes that reinterpretation.
The age and formation of Monte Verde II are under renewed scrutiny after a 2026 mid-Holocene reinterpretation and strong specialist pushback.
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Dillehay and colleagues (2015) reported possible episodic human activity at Monte Verde as early as about 18,500 calibrated years BP; this remains less secure than the classic Monte Verde II evidence.
Earlier activity around 18,500 calibrated years ago is less secure than the classic level, and the roughly 33,000-year Monte Verde I claim is not established.
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In the long-standing interpretation, Monte Verde II preserves a pre-Clovis occupation in southern Chile around 14,500–14,800 calibrated years BP; a 2026 redating challenge and published response leave the chronology under active dispute.
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Dillehay et al. (2015), New Archaeological Evidence for an Early Human Presence at Monte Verde, Chile