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On the Pleistocene antiquity of Monte Verde, southern Chile
American antiquity • 62 (4) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 659-663
By: Meltzer, David J., Grayson, Donald K., Ardila, Gerardo, Barker, Alex W., Dincauze, Dena Ferran, Haynes, C. Vance (Caleb Vance), Mena, Francisco, Núñez A., Lautaro, Stanford, Dennis J..
Abstract
The authors reviewed the evidence and visited the site of Monte Verde along with other Paleo-Indian specialists to assess the site’s archaeological validity and pre-Clovis dating.
- Subjects
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- tradition
- Early Paleo-Indian
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- New World
- Sub Region
- New World
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2016
- Field Date
- January 1997
- Coverage Date
- 12,500 BP
- Coverage Place
- Monte Verde, Chile
- Notes
- David J. Meltzer, Donald K. Grayson, Gerardo Ardila, Alex W. Barker, Dena F. Dincauze, C. Vance Haynes, Francisco Mena, Lautaro Núñez, and Dennis J. Stanford
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 663)
- LCCN
- 46036122
- LCSH
- Paleo-Indians