Joe Rogan Experience #2546 - Michael Button · Aired Aug 26, 2026
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The Pedra Furada site in Brazil provides evidence of human habitation over 50,000 years ago.
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It's true that some researchers, led by Niede Guidon, argue that hearth features and stone tools at Pedra Furada show people were there more than 50,000 years ago. But that's one side of a real scientific dispute, since many archaeologists argue the same evidence can be explained by natural rockfalls rather than human activity, so it isn't settled proof of that early habitation.
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Is it true that the Pedra Furada site in Brazil provides evidence of human habitation over 50,000 years ago?
It leaves out the other side. It's true that some researchers, led by Niede Guidon, argue that hearth features and stone tools at Pedra Furada show people were there more than 50,000 years ago. Michael Button said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2546 - Michael Button, aired Aug 26, 2026, at 2:03:20. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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