Monte Verde occupation (Chile) and associated radiocarbon record (c. 14,600–13,500 BP)

1. Monte Verde identified after mastodon find

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Monte Verde, Chinchihuapi Creek

   • Britannica
   • Archaeology Mag

2. Dillehay begins systematic excavations at Monte Verde

   Jan 1, 1977Labels: Tom Dillehay, Monte Verde

   • Archaeology Mag
   • Antiquity

3. Fieldwork documents MV-II architecture and organics

   Jan 1, 1985Labels: MV-II, wooden-structure

   • Antiquity
   • Archaeology Mag

4. Bulldozing damages parts of the site area

   Jan 1, 1988Labels: Monte Verde, site-disturbance

   • Archaeology Mag
   • Archaeology News

5. Early reports propose a pre-Clovis Chilean occupation

   Jan 1, 1989Labels: Monte Verde, pre-Clovis

   • Cambridge Core
   • Archaeology Mag

6. Monte Verde’s key layer dated ~12,700–12,000 rcbp

   Jan 1, 1994Labels: MV-II, radiocarbon-dates

   • Archaeology Mag
   • Antiquity

7. Smithsonian volumes formalize Monte Verde evidence

   Jan 1, 1997Labels: Tom Dillehay, Smithsonian volumes

   • Cambridge Core
   • Archaeology Mag

8. 1997 expert panel visit boosts MV-II acceptance

   Jan 1, 1997Labels: expert-panel, MV-II

   • Cambridge Core
   • Archaeology Mag

9. Debate highlights standards for “secure” early dates

   Oct 18, 1999Labels: scientific-debate, dating-standards

   • Archaeology Mag
   • Fiedel Essay

10. Radiocarbon–sediment studies refine MV-II’s sealing age

    Jan 1, 2023Labels: radiocarbon-sediments, MV-II

    • Antiquity
    • Archaeology Mag

11. MV-II chronology supports earlier coastal-route scenarios

    Jan 1, 2023Labels: coastal-route, MV-II

    • Antiquity
    • Archaeology Mag

12. Monte Verde remains a benchmark pre-Clovis radiocarbon record

    Mar 1, 2026Labels: MV-II, radiocarbon-record

    • Antiquity
    • Cambridge Core