Prehispanic history of Chile

The precolonial history of Chile refers to the period from the arrival of the first human populations in the territory of Chile until the first European exploration of the region, by Spaniard Diego de Almagro in 1535–36. == Overview == Research suggests that the first populations arrived in the country around 35,000 BC, during the Pleistocene period for the prehistoric site at "Monte Verde I" and around 15,000 years BC for the site at "Monte Verde II" (the end of the Pleistocene and start of the Holocene (close to the end of the Upper Paleolithic).

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