essay

Current archaeological evidence of Late-Pleistocene settlement of South America

new perspectives on the first americans • College Station • Published In 2004 • Pages: 27-34

By: Gruhn, Ruth.

Abstract
The author summarizes about a dozen sites in South America with pre-Clovis dates. Several stratified sites have dates earlier than 35,000 radiocarbon years BP, indicating an early colonization of the New World.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Dating methods in archaeology
External migration
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
New World
Sub Region
New World
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
40,000-11,000 BP
Coverage Place
South America
Notes
Ruth Gruhn
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-34)
LCSH
Paleo-Indians