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- A new study suggests Monte Verde in southern Chile is 4,200 to 8,200 years old, far younger than the previously accepted date of about 14,500 years.
- The finding could alter understanding of early human settlement in the Americas.
- The study's authors argue volcanic ash layers indicate a younger age.
- Critics, including Tom Dillehay, the original excavator, dispute this and favor the earlier dating.
