Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102000
Abstract: The ritual human burials and scattered fragments of human bones excavated from Dolni Vestonice II and Pavlov I (Czech Republic) in the 20th century provide a large body of evidence on morphology and funerary practices… read more here.
Keywords: human remains; radiocarbon; radiocarbon dates; upper palaeolithic ... See more keywords
Radiocarbon dates and Bayesian modeling support maritime diffusion model for megaliths in Europe
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813268116
Abstract: Significance For thousands of years, prehistoric societies built monumental grave architecture and erected standing stones in the coastal regions of Europe (4500–2500 calibrated years BC). Our understanding of the rise of these megalithic societies is… read more here.
Keywords: megaliths europe; radiocarbon; model; radiocarbon dates ... See more keywords
Earliest Human Presence in North America Dated to the Last Glacial Maximum: New Radiocarbon Dates from Bluefish Caves, Canada
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169486
Abstract: The timing of the first entry of humans into North America is still hotly debated within the scientific community. Excavations conducted at Bluefish Caves (Yukon Territory) from 1977 to 1987 yielded a series of radiocarbon… read more here.
Keywords: glacial maximum; bluefish caves; radiocarbon dates; last glacial ... See more keywords
Reevaluating the antiquity of the Palmrose site: Collections-based research of an early plank house on the northern Oregon Coast
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255223
Abstract: Large-scale excavations conducted by Smithsonian Institution archaeologists and avocational archaeologists during the 1960s and 1970s at three sites in Seaside, Oregon, resulted in the recovery of a diverse range of material culture curated by multiple… read more here.
Keywords: occupation; radiocarbon dates; site; palmrose site ... See more keywords