Natural rock arch called Pedra Furada in Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil.

Pedra Furada in Serra da Capivara National Park. The surrounding protected landscape contains numerous rock shelters and a debated archaeological sequence.

Cave / Rock-cut

Pedra Furada (Serra da Capivara)

Brazil

Era

disputed; c. 30,000+ BCE

Coordinates

-8.8358°, -42.5556°

Category

Cave / Rock-cut

Rock shelter in northeast Brazil where charcoal dates reaching about 48,000 years before present support a debated claim for very early human occupation of the Americas.

Atlas record

Research in progress

This page currently preserves the site’s location, period, classification, and image while its full history is researched and edited.

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