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Is Monte Verde really 14,500 years old? Researchers clash over true age of Chile's ancient site
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Comprehensive summary
- Is Monte Verde really 14,500 years old? Researchers clash over true age of Chile's ancient site
Primary framing
“Is Monte Verde really 14,500 years old? Researchers clash over true age of Chile's ancient site”
But a study published in March based on different testing called the 1997 study results inaccurate, concluding that Monte Verde dated to between about 4,200 and 8,200 years ago.
Key facts
- The Monte Verde site was discovered in the 1970s in southern Chile.
- The site's age has significant implications for understanding the initial peopling of the Americas.
- Two groups of researchers are defending the 14,500-year-old age.
- The debate is ongoing, with no consensus on the site's true age.
- Monte Verde is 14,500 years old
- Two groups of researchers are defending the 14,500-year-old age.
- The debate is ongoing, with no consensus on the site's true age.
Center-leaning outlets
- Jerusalem Post (IL)