Clovis First paradigm suppressed evidence of pre-Clovis peopling of Americas. Tom Dillah, director of excavation for American Archaeology, experienced suppression of his evidence (Monteverde) A colleague sent a letter to a Chilean newspaper claiming Monteverde was a CIA creation Aleš Hrdlička and William Henry Holmes of the Smithsonian made it virtually taboo for archaeologists to advocate for deep antiquity of Americas inhabitants in early 1900s
Excavator Tom Dillah saw his Monte Verde evidence suppressed, with a colleague even calling the site a CIA fabrication in a Chilean paper. Smithsonian figures Aleš Hrdlička and William Henry Holmes made pre-3000 BC peopling career-ending in early 1900s anthropology, and the SAA later condemned Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse.
Key Facts
- Tom Dillah, director of excavation for American Archaeology, experienced suppression of his evidence (Monteverde)
- A colleague sent a letter to a Chilean newspaper claiming Monteverde was a CIA creation
- Aleš Hrdlička and William Henry Holmes of the Smithsonian made it virtually taboo for archaeologists to advocate for deep antiquity of Americas inhabitants in early 1900s
- Hrdlička's position made it virtually impossible to have a successful career in anthropology if one believed in pre-3000 BC peopling
- Society for American Archaeology released statement against Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse series
Related site: Monteverde — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
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