Resolution requires new geological cores at Monteverde 2. Arbuthnot states new geological cores need to be taken at the Monteverde 2 site itself A comparative analysis between new cores and Surovell's ravine samples would resolve stratigraphic discrepancies Previously taken cores at the site exist but date back many years
After decades of skepticism, Monte Verde finally won widespread acceptance from North American archaeologists in 1997. Dated to roughly 2,000 years before the earliest Clovis sites, it shattered the long-held Clovis First model and became a lynchpin for validating pre-Clovis claims across the Americas. 🏺🔥
Key Facts
- Arbuthnot states new geological cores need to be taken at the Monteverde 2 site itself
- A comparative analysis between new cores and Surovell's ravine samples would resolve stratigraphic discrepancies
- Previously taken cores at the site exist but date back many years
- The dispute boils down to interpretation of stratigraphic layers between the two core locations
Related site: Monteverde — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
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