Occam's Aftershave
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Off topic for Deadman:
Hey DM, what can you tell me about the Hueyatlaco site in Mexico? From what I gather, it's a pre-clovis site near a lake where artifacts were repeatedly mixed due to local flooding. Apparently the original excavation was botched badly, leading some to claim that dating of the flood debris to 250,000 YPB means the artifacts themselves date to 250,000 YBP.
From centerfirstamericans.org Quote | Several potential pre-Clovis localities were found in the 1960s around the edge of the Valsequillo Reservoir, Mexico. One of these localities is the site of Hueyatlaco. This site was excavated by Cynthia Irwin-Williams in 1962, 1964, and 1966. At this site, numerous unifacial flake tools were found with extinct fauna. Questions about the stratigraphy, location of the artifacts, and dating have plague this site. In 2003, a trip was made to the Smithsonian Archives in Maryland and the files of Cynthia Irwin-Williams were examined. Numerous maps and files were photocopied and this Excavations at the Hueyatlaco sitematerial was used to reconstruct the excavations conducted at the site in 1962, 1964, and 1966. Field investigations were undertaken during May and June of 2004 at Hueyatlaco. Three trenches were excavated at the site in order to examine and evaluate the stratigraphy at Hueyatlaco. We were able to confirm that the Hueyatlaco Ash did indeed overlie what was reported to be the unifacial artifact-bearing deposits (Bed I). An unconformity separated the alluvium containing the bifacial material (Bed E and C). Samples of the Hueyatlaco Ash and other units are being dated by the Ar-Ar and luminescence techniques. These dates will resolve once and for all the age of this important site. This research is being done in collaboration with Joaquin Arroyo-Cabrales (INAH), Patricia Ochoa-Castillo (National Museum of Anthropology), and Mario Perez-Campa (INAH). |
A Creationist on another board is claiming this as evidence that the evil atheist scientist conspiracy is engaged in a cover-up, etc. Any inside info you can pass along? Thanks,
- OA
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