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New Archaeological Evidence for an Early Human Presence at Monte Verde, Chile.
Dillehay, Tom D; Ocampo, Carlos; Saavedra, José; Sawakuchi, Andre Oliveira; Vega, Rodrigo M; Pino, Mario; Collins, Michael B; Scott Cummings, Linda; Arregui, Iván; Villagran, Ximena S; Hartmann, Gelvam A; Mella, Mauricio; González, Andrea; Dix, George.
Afiliação
  • Dillehay TD; Department of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • Ocampo C; Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
  • Saavedra J; Universidad Catolica de Temuco, Chile.
  • Sawakuchi AO; Fundación Wulaia y Sociedad Chilena de Arqueología, Santiago, Chile.
  • Vega RM; Fundación Wulaia y Sociedad Chilena de Arqueología, Santiago, Chile.
  • Pino M; Departamento de Geologia Sedimentar e Ambiental, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Collins MB; Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
  • Scott Cummings L; Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
  • Arregui I; Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, United States of America.
  • Villagran XS; PaleoResearch Institute, Inc., Golden, Colorado, United States of America.
  • Hartmann GA; Fundación Wulaia y Sociedad Chilena de Arqueología, Santiago, Chile.
  • Mella M; Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • González A; Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Dix G; Departamento de Geofísica, Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
PLoS One ; 10(11): e0141923, 2015.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26580202
Questions surrounding the chronology, place, and character of the initial human colonization of the Americas are a long-standing focus of debate. Interdisciplinary debate continues over the timing of entry, the rapidity and direction of dispersion, the variety of human responses to diverse habitats, the criteria for evaluating the validity of early sites, and the differences and similarities between colonization in North and South America. Despite recent advances in our understanding of these issues, archaeology still faces challenges in defining interdisciplinary research problems, assessing the reliability of the data, and applying new interpretative models. As the debates and challenges continue, new studies take place and previous research reexamined. Here we discuss recent exploratory excavation at and interdisciplinary data from the Monte Verde area in Chile to further our understanding of the first peopling of the Americas. New evidence of stone artifacts, faunal remains, and burned areas suggests discrete horizons of ephemeral human activity in a sandur plain setting radiocarbon and luminescence dated between at least ~18,500 and 14,500 cal BP. Based on multiple lines of evidence, including sedimentary proxies and artifact analysis, we present the probable anthropogenic origins and wider implications of this evidence. In a non-glacial cold climate environment of the south-central Andes, which is challenging for human occupation and for the preservation of hunter-gatherer sites, these horizons provide insight into an earlier context of late Pleistocene human behavior in northern Patagonia.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Paleontologia / Arqueologia / Migração Humana Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Paleontologia / Arqueologia / Migração Humana Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos