In 1997, a blue-ribbon commission of Paleoindian specialists visited the Monte Verde site in Chile and declared it a valid pre-Clovis archaeological site.
Notes on verification
Well documented event in archaeological literature; multiple independent corroborating sources including academic and journalistic accounts of the 1997 site visit and its role in overturning the Clovis-first consensus. [tier=gold indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Monte Verde Under Fire - Archaeology Magazine Archive (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.science.org/content/article/debate-explodes-over-age-key-south-american-archaeological-site (corroboration)
- https://www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/video-interviews/2353-monte-verde-site-interview (corroboration)
- https://ehrafarchaeology.yale.edu/traditions/w130/documents/095 (corroboration)