Time Line of Ancient South America

Range:

9999 b.c.e. to 1000 c.e.
  • 14,000 b.c.e.
    Pre-Clovis peoples occupy South America's earliest widely accepted archaeological site, Monte Verde, in south-central Chile.
  • Before 8000 b.c.e.
    The people living in Peru at this time had no pottery, so this period is called the Preceramic.
  • 8000 b.c.e.
    The earliest mummies are buried at Chinchorro.
  • 8000...

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