Dating Early Man in the Americas

ASA Online (via the Web Archive) ^ | March 2000 (ASA Bulletin, v22, i2&3 and v23,i1) | Roy J. Shlemon

[SunkenCiv]

By 1997, some 80 earth-science specialists visited Monte Verde, many participated in the excavations, and still others collected samples and conducted laboratory analyses. The results are remarkable: now documented are 70 species of plants collected by Early Man, the remnants of mastodon meat, the remains of wooden canoes, mortars, and hundreds of stone artifacts including projectile points and cutting and scraping tools. Additionally, some 30 radiocarbon dates were obtained from abundant charcoal, wood and ivory found within the artifact-bearing strata. These dates indicate that Monte Verde was occupied about 12.5 ka ago, a full thousand years before Clovis (Meltzer, 1997).

[SunkenCiv]

I think Karl Rove is behind it.

George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent

[SunkenCiv]

That quote isn't even the most interesting from that page. I took the web archive version because the ASA website wasn't available. Had the text and URL in a file.

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[Alas Babylon!]

Dating early man in the Americas? I guess Helen Thomas. What do I win?

[Defiant]

Well, we know that Bill Clinton was into dating early woman in the Americas--an Incan mummy.

[rdl6989]

It is very interesting to me that no pre-Clovis sites have been found in North America, but we have Monte Verde in Chile. Are the pre-Clovis North American sites there and just haven't been found and identified as pre-Clovis?

[SunkenCiv]

That's pretty naughty. Naturally, I loved it. :')

[SunkenCiv]

I'll bet he was wearing his "So many victims, so little time" t-shirt. ;')

[SunkenCiv]

:')

PreClovis sites have been found in North America, but until the journal referees are chosen for ability rather than seniority (or lack of other employment)...

See that link (or a Google search) for info on the Calico site, or Cactus Hill, or click the "GGG" keyword above. :')

[Publius6961]

OK.

Where's the dating part? Dating native Americans? Would that be guys, chicks or both?

Wait. This isn't really about dating, is it.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, at least you're open minded about the gender. ;') [rimshot! Oh no, I said 'rim'!]

George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent

[Chani]

omg! lol good thing I keep a 'spew-protector'. ;)

[SunkenCiv]

I figure that it isn't long for this world, but glad you liked it. :')

George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent

[DollyCali]

Okay, sunk.. at first I thought you had a "singles thread" agoing!

:)

Thanks for ALL your good posts full of worthwhile Info & pings so that I find them.

Have a nice weekend

[DollyCali]

see post 13. Me too!

[SunkenCiv]

So far, so good. Not too sure the weather will hold off enough, but I'd love to be able to say I've taken a swim in Lake Michigan in October. Those hurricanes have been driving warm air up here (I guess...), but the difference from yesterday is about ten degrees. Still not horrible, but more in line with this time of the year.

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