Most of the unexcavated portion of the Monte Verde archaeological site was bulldozed in 1988.
Sources
- Books: Beyond Clovis - Archaeology Magazine Archive (archive.archaeology.org)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245495854_Artifact_provenience_at_Monte_Verde_Confusion_and_contradictions (researchgate.net)
- https://www.scribd.com/document/457179089/monteverde-y-fiedel (scribd.com)
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