Dating North America's oldest petroglyphs, Winnemucca Lake subbasin, Nevada

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4466-4476

  Benson, L V ^a   Hattori, E M ^b   Southon, J ^c   Aleck, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Nevada Division of Museums and History   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Basin; Petroglyphs; Pyramid Lake; Rock art; Winnemucca Lake

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CARBONATE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; PETROLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; ROCK ART; SEDIMENT CORE;

GREAT BASIN; LAHONTAN BASIN; NEVADA; PYRAMID LAKE [NEVADA]; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84881229713     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.06.022     Document Type: Article

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