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

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 Boqueirão da Pedra Furada and at the nearby open-air site of Val... View More