Monte Verde in Chile is a pre-Clovis archaeological site dated to about 14,500 years old.
Notes on verification
Well-documented site with multiple independent archaeological studies and peer-reviewed publications confirming pre-Clovis dating; corroborated by Wikipedia, academic, and science journalism sources. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- 15,000-year-old Idaho archaeology site now among America's oldest (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://lacgeo.com/monte-verde-archaeological-site (corroboration)
- https://www.science.org/content/article/debate-explodes-over-age-key-south-american-archaeological-site (corroboration)