Correcting Fiedel, Once Again: Monte Verde and the Peopling of South America

Dillehay, Tom D.; Pino, Mario; Ocampo, Carlos; Adovasio, J. M.; Collins, Michael B.; Saavedra, José; Rossen, Jack; Pollock, David M.

doi:10.1017/rdc.2022.50

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“…Since MV-II was first reported in the late 1970s, some scholars have questioned its chronology and the validity of its evidence for human occupation, including recent claims that the cultural artefacts and features are unprovenanced (Fiedel 2022)—despite their precise provenance from within a thin, intact habitation layer documented in detail in numerous publications (e.g. Dillehay & Collins 1988; Dillehay 1989, 1997, 2022)—and that the chronology of the site is slightly younger than the original reported dates of c . 14 500 cal BP (see Taylor et al 1999; Erlandson et al .…”

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Monte Verde II: an assessment of new radiocarbon dates and their sedimentological context

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Dillehay

2023

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Monte Verde II in southern Chile is one of the most important, and debated, sites for understanding of the early peopling of the Americas. The authors present 43 radiocarbon measurements based on cores of sediments that overlie the archaeological deposits adjacent to the site. Statistical analysis of these dates narrows the deposition of the earliest sediments sealing the occupational layer to c. 14 550 cal BP. The consistency between the dates of the site's archaeological strata and its adjacent deposits allows not only consolidation of the site's chronology, but also illustration of how a multi-pronged approach can inform debates surrounding the peopling of new lands—in the Americas or elsewhere.

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