El hallazgo que 'borra' a Monte Verde como el primer asentamiento del continente

For decades, the Monte Verde archaeological site (southwest of Puerto Montt, Chile) was the key piece that overturned the old "Clovis Theory," which held that the first inhabitants of the Americas arrived only 10,500 years ago via New Mexico. However, the story of the peopling of the Americas has just taken an unexpected turn: The initial discovery: In 1980, Monte Verde superseded the Clovis culture by presenting significantly older remains, becoming the oldest known settlement on the continent. The new challenge: A recent study published in the prestigious journal Science casts doubt on the dates we previously knew. The major difference: The new analyses suggest that the Chilean site could be at least 7,000 years more recent than science had estimated until now. This discovery forces the archaeological community to re-evaluate the routes and timing of the arrival of the first humans in the Americas. #america #chile #history #continent #chileannews