The Monte Verde research team dated wooden tools and charcoal from hearths using radiocarbon methods instead of the chemically contaminated cordage.
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- Monte Verde Under Fire - Archaeology Magazine Archive (archive.archaeology.org)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/monte-verde-ii-an-assessment-of-new-radiocarbon-dates-and-their-sedimentological-context/CF19BDBDE1ECE700EE59C7BF7CF502FF (cambridge.org)
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