Atacama Desert may have harbored lakes, wetlands
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 12:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The arid Atacama Desert, thought to be a barrier to early South American settlers, may have held lakes large enough to sustain small human populations, according to new research presented here today. The lakes' presence challenges the current understanding of the paths early settlers took to explore and settle South America, according to the researchers.