South American Cave Paintings Dated to 30,000 Years Ago

A recent exhibition covered by the press displayed some artifacts from the Serra da Capivara National Park in Brazil.

A controversy arises because the current paradigm says that people didn’t populate the Americas until 12,000 years ago, but carbon dating techniques have indicated ages of up to 30,000 years old for some of the thousands of cave paintings discovered in the park.

The local economy would be much improved if the UNESCO World Heritage site could attract more tourists, especially since it is the oldest inhabited site in the Americas (discovered so far.)

Have a great day,