Radiocarbon calibration and the peopling of North America
Radiocarbon calibration and the peopling of North America
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DOI：
10.1021/bk-1996-0625.ch030
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发表时间：
1996-01-01
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通讯作者：
Pollard, AM
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作者：
Batt, CM;Pollard, AM
关于第一批人类进入北美的日期的争论已经持续了100多年，特别是寻找最早的前克洛维斯遗址的探索带来了许多具有可靠放射性碳地层学的竞争者。克洛维斯文化与巨型动物灭绝之间的时间关系也一直备受争议。本文将证明，这些问题可能无法仅通过放射性碳定年法来回答，鉴于最近可用的程序将校准扩展到晚冰期。当然，这可以解释为什么这个问题从来没有得到令人满意的解决。
The debate about the date of the first humans to enter North America has raged for over 100 years - in particular, the quest to find the earliest datable to Pre-Clovis site has brought up a number of contenders with sound radiocarbon stratigraphies. The chronological relationship between Clovis culture and the demise of the megafauna has also been vigorously debated. This paper will demonstrate that these questions may not be answerable by radiocarbon dating alone, in the light of the recently available programs extending calibration back to the Late Glacial. This could, of course, explain why the problem has never been satisfactorily resolved.