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José María Cruxent: Pioneer of scientific archeology in Venezuela (+seeding)

Thanks to their fieldwork, they have made it possible to determine the traces of human presence in Falcón more than 12 thousand years ago, a hypothesis that reverses the traditional theory of the population of our continent
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Published at: 23/02/2024 08:00 AM



On February 23, 2005, the pioneer of anthropology in our country, the Venezuelan archaeologist of Catalan origin José María Cruxent, died.

Cruxent founded the Department of Anthropology of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research and also promoted the birth of the School of Sociology and Anthropology of the UCV.

In the state of Falcón, he created the Center for Anthropological, Archaeological and Paleontological Research at the Francisco de Miranda University.

Thanks to their fieldwork, they have made it possible to determine the traces of human presence in Falcón more than 12 thousand years ago, a hypothesis that reverses the traditional theory of the population of our continent.


Mazo News Team