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A new late Pleistocene archaeological sequence in South America: the Vale da Pedra Furada (Piauí, Brazil)

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The date of the first settlement of the Americas remains a contentious subject. Previous claims for very early occupation at Pedra Furada in Brazil were not universally accepted (see Meltzer et al. 1994). New work at the rockshelter of Boqueirao da Pedra Furada and at the nearby open-air site of Vale da Pedra Furada have however produced new evidence for human occupation extending back more than 20 000 years. The argument is supported by a series of $^{14}$C and OSL dates, and by technical analysis of the stone tool assemblage. The authors conclude that the currently accepted narrative of human settlement in South America will have to be re-thought.

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hal-01743097 , version 1 (26-03-2018)

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Eric Boëda, I. Clemente-Conte, M. Fontugne, Christelle Lahaye, M. Pino, et al.. A new late Pleistocene archaeological sequence in South America: the Vale da Pedra Furada (Piauí, Brazil). Antiquity, 2014, 88, pp.927--955. ⟨10.1017/S0003598X00050845⟩. ⟨hal-01743097⟩
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