HistoryPrehistoric (Late Pleistocene, ~12,500 BCE)Monte Verde, Chile, South Americahigh confidence

Monte Verde in Chile is a pre-Clovis archaeological site dated to about 14,500 years old.

Notes on verification

Well-documented site with multiple independent archaeological studies and peer-reviewed publications confirming pre-Clovis dating; corroborated by Wikipedia, academic, and science journalism sources.

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