Split-Twig Figurines from Northern Arizona: New Radiocarbon Dates
- 16 April 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 148 (3668) , 368-369
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3668.368
Abstract
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.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: