A Mammoth Fraud in Science

1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 578-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. Griffin ◽  
David J. Meltzer ◽  
Bruce D. Smith ◽  
William C. Sturtevant
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Holly Oak ◽  
Woolly Mammoth

The Holly Oak pendant is a shaped piece of marine whelk (Busycon sinistrum) shell with two holes drilled in one end that bears an incised depiction of an extinct proboscidean (woolly mammoth or mastodon). It allegedly was recovered in 1864 from an archaeological site in Delaware. There was speculation in the 1970s as to its age and significance, and it was illustrated and cited as a Paleoindian artifact of Pleistocene age. Subsequent analyses indicated the artifact was fraudulent: The engraving probably was done in the 1880s on a shell recovered from an archaeological site. This has been confirmed by a recently obtained AMS radiocarbon date. The Holly Oak pendant is a modern forgery.

scholarly journals An Early Radiocarbon Date from a Prehistoric Site in Anderson County, Texas

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy K. Perttula
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Alluvial Terrace ◽  
Town Creek

Clyre Amick and Ed Furman, avocational archaeologists, have been investigating a prehistoric archaeological site in Anderson Courty, Texas, that became expanded when an asphalt company began to mine sand from an alluvial terrace along Town Creek. The archaeological site (41AN115) is about 15 km west of Palestine, the county seat for Anderson County.

scholarly journals 14C Dating of the Upper Paleolithic Site at Krems-Hundssteig in Lower Austria

Radiocarbon ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
E M Wild ◽  
C Neugebauer-Maresch ◽  
T Einwögerer ◽  
P Stadler ◽  
P Steier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Upper Paleolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Cultural Layer ◽  
Archaeological Remains ◽  
14C Dating ◽  
Paleolithic Site

The open-air archaeological site at Krems-Hundssteig is a well-known Upper Paleolithic site located in Lower Austria. The site was discovered in the late 19th/early 20th centuries when a large number of archaeological remains were collected during the course of loess quarrying. Although no systematic excavation has ever been performed, Krems-Hundssteig has been described since its discovery as typical of the Aurignacian period in this region based on the numerous archaeological finds; accordingly, the culture has been named Kremsien by some authors. Surprisingly, the artifacts found in a recent excavation adjacent to this location showed solely Gravettian features, calling into question the original assignment to the Aurignacian. Although the earlier assignment was supported by a radiocarbon date of ∼35 kyr BP (Hahn 1977), new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C dates proved that the recently excavated cultural layer originates from the Gravettian period. Older paleosols were also detected by sondage drillings at some depth below it.The new results indicate that a large Aurignacian level and a substantial complex of Gravettian layers are present in this area. Therefore, it must be assumed that more than 1 cultural level was affected and destroyed by the historic loess quarrying, and that the assemblage of Krems-Hundssteig artifacts, traditionally ascribed to the Aurignacian, might be interspersed with Gravettian pieces.

An Early Holocene/Late Pleistocene Archaeological Site on the Oregon Coast? Comments on Hall Et Al. (2005)

Radiocarbon ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madonna L Moss ◽  
Thomas J Connolly ◽  
Jon M Erlandson ◽  
Guy L Tasa
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Early Holocene ◽  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Oregon Coast ◽  
Human Use

In the journal Radiocarbon, Hall et al. (2005:383) claim that 35-CS-9, located in Bandon Ocean Wayside State Park on the southern Oregon coast, is one of the few Oregon coast sites “that includes sediments and artifacts dating to the early Holocene and possibly to the late Pleistocene.” Their claim for an early Holocene or late Pleistocene human occupation rests on a single radiocarbon date of 11,000 ± 140 BP (12,710–12,680 cal BP) taken from charcoal found at least 20 cm below the nearest artifact. Although Hall et al. compile various kinds of geoarchaeological evidence to support this claim, their case is not convincing. While we applaud aspects of their analyses, the inferences they have drawn are not substantiated by the evidence they present. We agree that 35-CS-9 is a significant site but believe claims for the antiquity of its human use have been exaggerated.

Geology of the Ruby Site Area, Wyoming 48 CA 302

1971 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-95
Author(s):  
John Albanese
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Powder River Basin ◽  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Quaternary Sediments ◽  
The South ◽  
Stratigraphic Unit

AbstractQuaternary sediments in the Ruby site area are of post-altithermal age. Two past alternating cycles of deposition and erosion are evident. The oldest depositional unit contains an archaeological site which yielded a radiocarbon date of A.D. 280 ± 135 years. This older formation was deposited in post-Kaycee-pre-Lightning time. A stratigraphic unit of this age has not been previously reported in the Powder River Basin and is herein named the South Butte formation. The youngest depositional unit in the area is the Lightning formation. Erosion and downcutting began about 1900 and has continued to the present.

Position and Meaning of a Radiocarbon Sample from the Sheguiandah Site, Ontario

1956 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Lee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
United States Geological Survey ◽  
Northeast Corner

An important radiocarbon date of 9130 ± 250 years (W-345) was recently received from Washington, courtesy of M. Rubin, United States Geological Survey. That it pertains to an archaeological site in an area commonly supposed to have been under Valders (Mankato) ice at that time is of significance in our studies of prehistory in Ontario. A few notes on the occurrence of the sample may be of interest.The Sheguiandah site, in the northeast corner of Manitoulin Island, has produced strong indications that man was present before the last ice sheet advanced over the area. Unfortunately, no satisfactory charcoal sample was obtained from the older deposits in 4 years of excavating.

A Mesolithic Scatter from Littlehill Bridge, Girvan, Ayrshire

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
GAVIN MACGREGOR ◽  
MICHAEL DONNELLY ◽  
J. MILLER ◽  
S. RAMSAY ◽  
D. ALLDRITT
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Date

An assemblage of 366 lithics was recovered during the characterisation of archaeological deposits, from deposits which appear to represent a scooped occupation. Analysis of the assemblage and a radiocarbon date range of 6355-6012 cal BC indicate that it belongs to the Mesolithic. The site is significant because it is the first Mesolithic material to have been recovered by excavation in the Girvan area. It also provides additional evidence for a class of semipermanent Mesolithic sites consisting of shallow scoops surrounded by turf or earthen banks.

Excavation of sub-peat agricultural features on Machrie Moor, Arran

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
KEVIN J TAYLOR ◽  
TARA HUNTER
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Date ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Early Agriculture

Excavations near two upstanding hut circles overlooking Machrie Moor revealed traces of early agriculture in the form of narrow, or 'cord' rig associated with a small cairn. Sealed beneath this were traces of earlier agricultural activity in the form of ard marks. A radiocarbon date from a basal sample of the overlying peat spanned the fifth to seventh centuries AD.

Biocultural Species Enhancement in the Archaeological Site of Tzintzuntzan, the “Place of Hummingbirds”

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-198
Author(s):  
Marina Barajas-Arroyo ◽  
Brenda Brown ◽  
José Luis Punzo ◽  
Jorge E. Schondube ◽  
Ian MacGregor-Fors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site
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