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On the Pleistocene antiquity of Monte Verde, southern Chile

American antiquity62 (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..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
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
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2017
RegionThe area the document pertains to
New World
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
New World
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
January 1997
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
12,500 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Monte Verde, Chile
NotesAdditional 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)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
46036122
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleo-Indians