MONTE VERDE

Dillehay 1980s, southern Chile, ~50 km inland from pacific ocean water-saturate peat (unusual) Everything was very well preserved> no doubt that this was manmade wood, fruit, seeds, leaves, stems, marine algae, animal hide, tar, salt, shell Two large hearths lined with imported clay human presence confirmed by undeniable artifacts or human bones undisturbed stratigraphic context indisputable radiometric dates ^requirements for pre-clovis acceptance