The discovery occurred during an archaeological excavation campaign southeast of Lake Colhué Huapi, near the town of Sarmiento, Chubut Province.
Notes on verification
Location confirmed by peer-reviewed journal article and multiple independent news sources with no contradictions. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday | framework convergence=partial on CONICET press release and the underlying peer-reviewed publication (upstreams: CONICET press release, Zilio et al. 2024 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Primer registro sudamericano: descubren en Patagonia restos arqueológicos de un perro utilizado como animal de carga | CONICET (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X24002499 (corroboration)
- https://www.rionegro.com.ar/sociedad/inedito-descubren-restos-arqueologicos-de-un-perro-usado-como-animal-de-carga-en-patagonia-3639423/ (corroboration)
- https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/hallazgo-sin-precedente-huachen-el-perro-del-siglo-xvii-que-fue-utilizado-como-animal-de-carga-en-la-nid13062024/ (corroboration)
- https://www.dicyt.com/noticias/hallados-los-primeros-restos-arqueologicos-en-sudamerica-de-un-perro-utilizado-como-animal-de-carga (corroboration)