Split-Twig Figurines from Northern Arizona: New Radiocarbon Dates

Split-Twig Figurines from Northern Arizona: New Radiocarbon Dates

Recently released radiocarbon dates for split-twig figurines from Marble Canyon, Arizona, are 4095 ± 100 years ago; they substantiate previously determined dates of 3530 ± 300 and 3100 ± 110 years ago. A recently excavated site in Walnut Canyon, Arizona, extends the geographical range of the figurin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1965-04, Vol.148 (3668), p.368-369
Hauptverfasser: Euler, Robert C., Olson, Alan P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Canyons
Caves
Earthquakes
Figurines
Geological surveys
Glacial landforms
Glacier terminus
Glaciers
Material culture
Radiocarbon dating
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Zusammenfassung:Recently released radiocarbon dates for split-twig figurines from Marble Canyon, Arizona, are 4095 ± 100 years ago; they substantiate previously determined dates of 3530 ± 300 and 3100 ± 110 years ago. A recently excavated site in Walnut Canyon, Arizona, extends the geographical range of the figurines. The dates of samples from this site are 3500 ± 100 and 3880 ± 90 years ago. It is hypothesized that the figurines were magicoreligious artifacts related to the Pinto complex of the Desert Culture.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.148.3668.368