Dating a Paleoindian Site in the Amazon in Comparison with Clovis Culture

An important study of Amazonian Paleoindians maintained that a distinct subsistence culture existed in South America at the same time as the North American Clovis culture. Reviewers believe the radiocarbon dating of seeds does not prove that the two cultures were contemporaneous.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 275; no. 5308; pp. 1948 - 1952
Main Authors Haynes, C. Vance, Reanier, Richard E., Barse, William P., Roosevelt, A. C., da Costa, Marconales Lima, Brown, Linda J., Douglas, John E., O'Donnell, Matthew, Quinn, Ellen, Kemp, Judy, Machado, Christiane Lopes, da Silveira, Maura Imazio, Feathers, James, Henderson, Andrew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Society for the Advancement of Science 28.03.1997
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Archaeological sites
Calibration
Caves
Charcoal
Clovis culture
Natural history
Paleo-Indians
Paleoanthropology
Projectiles
Radiocarbon
Radiocarbon dating
Technical Comments
Weighted averages
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Summary:An important study of Amazonian Paleoindians maintained that a distinct subsistence culture existed in South America at the same time as the North American Clovis culture. Reviewers believe the radiocarbon dating of seeds does not prove that the two cultures were contemporaneous.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.275.5308.1948