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Toca da Tira Peia
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- Lat/Long:
- -8.8, -42.35
- Country:
- Brazil
- Date range max:
- 22,000 Bp
- Date range min:
- 22,000 Bp
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Toca da Tira Peia is a rock shelter site, located in the municipality Coronel José Dias, Piauí state, near the Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil, thought to hold evidence of prehistoric human presence in South America dating to 22,000 years ago.
The Toca da Tira Peia rockshelter was discovered in 2008. There are four well preserved sediment layers, the youngest of which dates to 4,000 years BP. 113 knapped stone tools and artifacts have been recovered.
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