Lower Pecos and Coahuila peyote: New radiocarbon dates

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1017-1021

  Terry, Martin ^a   Steelman, Karen L ^b   Guilderson, Tom ^c   Dering, Phil ^d   Rowe, Marvin W ^d  

^a SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan Desert; Cuatro Ci negas, Coahuila; Peyote; Radiocarbon analyses; Shumla Caves, Texas

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; RADIOCARBON DATING;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE; LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII; PECOS;

EID: 33645544363     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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