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Monte Verde

c. 12,850 BCE (about 14,800 calibrated years BP) · Chile

Waterlogged remains preserve timber structures, hearths, tools, plants and animal resources from an early South American settlement.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Monte Verde, c. 12,850 BCE (about 14,800 calibrated years BP). — AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

How the setting appeared

A cool, wet temperate forest beside a stream with timber-and-hide shelters and work areas.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-MONTE-VERDECIT-CORE035-MONTE-VERDE-CHILE Setting and material context · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people lived

A small community used forest, wetland and coastal resources rather than living in an urban settlement.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-MONTE-VERDECIT-CORE035-MONTE-VERDE-CHILE Lifeways and community · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people worked

People processed plants, wood, stone and animal remains around hearths and shared structures.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-MONTE-VERDECIT-CORE035-MONTE-VERDE-CHILE Work, tools and exchange · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Belief, ritual and worship

No secure reconstruction of named beliefs is possible.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-MONTE-VERDECIT-CORE035-MONTE-VERDE-CHILE Belief, ritual and evidence limits · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Historical geography

A dated anchor, not an exact border

The local map uses modern coastlines only for orientation. The marker identifies this record's geographic anchor, not the full reach of a community or polity.

Map geometry loads only when requested. Modern outlines are orientation only; historical geography and identities changed through time.

Agent citation CIT-CORE-MONTE-VERDECIT-CORE035-MONTE-VERDE-CHILE Historical-geography anchor and stated limits · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Evidence register

Guides used for this record

Each registered source ID is paired with its institutional URL for independent checking. Source count is transparent, and duplicate URLs count only once.

CIT-CORE-MONTE-VERDE

Monte Verde: record evidence guide

https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1873/

whc.unesco.org

CIT-CORE035-MONTE-VERDE-CHILE

Sitio Arqueologico Monte Verde

https://www.monumentos.gob.cl/patrimonio-mundial/tentativa/sitio-arqueologico-monte-verde

Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile

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