Researchers from IDEAus-CONICET found two human individuals in Camarones, Chubut province, radiocarbon-dated to 9200 and 9700 years before present, equivalent to approximately 10,400 and 11,000 calendar years old.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed publication (ScienceDirect) and multiple independent Argentine news outlets plus subsequent science journalism, with consistent radiocarbon and calibrated date figures.
Sources
- Revelan el hallazgo de los restos humanos más antiguos de la Pat (cenpat.conicet.gov.ar)
- https://www.adnsur.com.ar/sociedad/hallaron-en-camarones-los-restos-humanos-mas-antiguos-de-la-patagonia-_a6623b414db8c866ce4fa57a8 (adnsur.com.ar)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X25005486 (sciencedirect.com)
- https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/29/burial-patagonia-human-presence-south-america-atlantic-coast/ (greekreporter.com)
- https://www.elchubut.com.ar/regionales/2024-4-20-23-6-0-hallaron-los-restos-humanos-mas-antiguos-de-la-patagonia (elchubut.com.ar)