Matanchén Complex: New Radiocarbon Dates on Early Coastal Adaptation in West Mexico
- 17 March 1972
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 175 (4027) , 1242-1243
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.175.4027.1242
Abstract
Samples of marine shell from archeological context on the coast of Nayarit, Mexico, have given radiocarbon determinations of 1810 ± 80 B.C., 2000 ± 100 B.C., and 2100 ± 100 B.C. Even with maximum correction for upwelling these are the earliest dates for coastal occupation in West Mexico north of Acapulco, Guerrero. Analysis of the midden contents has provided new insights regarding early coastal adaptation.Keywords
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