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The site was investigated starting in 1964 by [[José Cruxent]] (1911-2005), [[Alan Bryan]], [[Rodolfo Casamiquela]], [[Ruth Gruhn]], and [[Claudio Ochsenius]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iSd8hm5kImwC&pg=PA418 «Taima-Taima»], ''The concise Oxford dictionary of archaeology'', New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.</ref>
The earliest human occupation goes back to 14,200-12,980 years ago. This indicates a pre-Clovis settlement of [[South America]]; the site is used as evidence for people arriving to South America earlier than previously believed.<ref>Juan Bosco Amores, [https://books.google.com/books?id=6dNzKGOzbmUC&pg=PA11 «Tabla sintética de sitios arqueológicos, norte a sur»], in ''Historia de América'' (animals hunted at the site)</ref>
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[[File:Macrauchenia (reconstruction).jpg|thumb|''[[Macrauchenia]]'', a close relative of ''Xenorhinotherium'']]
Fossils of ''[[Xenorhinotherium]]'' (an extinct animal similar to [[camel]]s), dating from the [[Pleistocene]] [[Epoch (geology)|Epoch]], have been found in Taima-Taima.<ref>Socorro, O.A.A. 2006. ''Tesoros paleontológicos de Venezuela, el Cuaternario del Estado Falcón''. Taima Taima, Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural, 120 p.</ref> Other such finds were made in [[Brazil]], and also in Venezuela in the localities of Muaco, and Cuenca del Lago.
===El Jobo projectile points===
At Taima-Taima, José Cruxent discovered [[El Jobo]] [[projectile point]]s, which are believed to be the earliest such artefacts in South America, going back to 16,000 BP. This was a major discovery in [[Paleo-Indians|Paleoindian]] archaeology.<ref>José R. Oliver, [http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/taima-taima-text.html Implications of Taima-taima and the Peopling of Northern South America.] bradshawfoundation.com</ref>
The bi-pointed El Jobo points were found in the valley of [[Pedregal River]], and were mostly distributed in north-western Venezuela; from the [[Gulf of Venezuela]] to the high mountains and valleys. The population using them were hunter-gatherers that seemed to remain within a certain circumscribed territory.<ref>José R. Oliver, [http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/taima-taima-text3.html Implications of Taima-taima and the Peopling of Northern South America.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425071105/http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/taima-taima-text3.html |date=2016-04-25 }} bradshawfoundation.com</ref><ref>Oliver, J.R., Alexander, C.S. (2003). Ocupaciones humanas del Plesitoceno terminal en el Occidente de Venezuela. Maguare, 17 83-246</ref> El Jobo points were probably used for hunting large mammals.<ref name="SilvermanIsbell2008">{{cite book|last1=Silverman|first1=Helaine|last2=Isbell|first2=William|title=Handbook of South American Archaeology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yZr-lxQgJiAC&pg=PA433|date=2008|publisher=Springer Science|isbn=978-0-387-75228-0|page=433}}</ref>
The Joboid series of points have been grouped into four successive complexes. The earliest was ''Camare'', then ''Las Lagunas'', ''El Jobo'', and ''Las Casitas''. The Camare and Las Lagunas complexes lack stone projectile points. The Camare tool complex has been dated to 22,000-20,000 years ago. El Jobo tool complex has been dated to 16,000-9,000 years ago.<ref name="SilvermanIsbell2008"/>
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