Evidence of unexpected complexity in an ancient community in Uruguay is a further blow to the conventional view of prehistoric development in marginal areas of lowland South America.
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Stahl, P. Greater expectations. Nature 432, 561–562 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/432561a
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