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A new study questions when people first reached South America

Chile’s Monte Verde site may be thousands of years younger than previously thought, data suggest

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.

Todd Surovell

By Tom Metcalfe

A landmark archaeological site in Chile may be thousands of years younger than originally thought, a new study claims.