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Niede Guidon, 92, Archaeologist Who Preserved Prehistoric Rock Art, Dies

Her work in Brazil challenged the prevailing theory of when humans first arrived in the Americas and led to the development of a forgotten corner of the country.

© Gary Guisinger for The New York Times

Niede Guidon in 1989. Her discovery in Brazil of what she believed to be man-made objects dating to 30,000 years ago or more challenged the accepted theory that humans arrived in the Americas about 13,000 years ago.
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