History17th centurySouth America (Chubut, Argentina)high confidence

This finding represents the first archaeological case of a dog used as a pack animal in South America.

Notes on verification

Confirmed by peer-reviewed study (ScienceDirect) and multiple independent news outlets (La Nación, Emol, Diario Jornada, UNPSJB) reporting on the same archaeological finding. [tier=silver indep_score=0.838 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable | kind=interpretive eligibility=medium | ceiling applied: corroboration supported gold]

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