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A researcher examines ancient wood near the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile

Researcher Claudio Latorre, a professor of paleoecology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, examines ancient wood near the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile.

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