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

Boëda E.; Clemente-Conte, I; Fontugne M.; Lahaye C.; Pino M.; Felice, GD; Guidon N.; Hoeltz S.; Lourdeau A.; Pagli M.; Pessis, AM; Viana S.; da Costa, A; Douville E.

Abstract

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. The article is followed by a series of comments, rounded off by a reply from the authors.

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Título según WOS: A new late Pleistocene archaeological sequence in South America: the Vale da Pedra Furada (Piaui, Brazil)
Título de la Revista: ANTIQUITY
Volumen: 88
Número: 341
Editorial: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Fecha de publicación: 2014
Página de inicio: 927
Página final: 953
Idioma: English
Notas: ISI