Redefining the Age of Clovis: Implications for the Peopling of the Americas Export

@article{citeulike:1118778, abstract = {The Clovis complex is considered to be the oldest unequivocal evidence of humans in the Americas, dating between 11,500 and 10,900 radiocarbon years before the present (14C yr B.P.). Adjusted 14C dates and a reevaluation of the existing Clovis date record revise the Clovis time range to 11,050 to 10,800 14C yr B.P. In as few as 200 calendar years, Clovis technology originated and spread throughout North America. The revised age range for Clovis overlaps non-Clovis sites in North and South America. This and other evidence imply that humans already lived in the Americas before Clovis. 10.1126/science.1137166}, author = {Waters, Michael R. and Stafford, Thomas W.}, citeulike-article-id = {1118778}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1137166}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/315/5815/1122}, day = {23}, doi = {10.1126/science.1137166}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {200702, amerique, clvis, paleoindien, peuplement, pleistocene-superieur}, month = {February}, number = {5815}, pages = {1122--1126}, posted-at = {2007-02-23 11:05:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Redefining the Age of Clovis: Implications for the Peopling of the Americas}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1137166}, volume = {315}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1118778 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1118778 N2 - The Clovis complex is considered to be the oldest unequivocal evidence of humans in the Americas, dating between 11,500 and 10,900 radiocarbon years before the present (14C yr B.P.). Adjusted 14C dates and a reevaluation of the existing Clovis date record revise the Clovis time range to 11,050 to 10,800 14C yr B.P. In as few as 200 calendar years, Clovis technology originated and spread throughout North America. The revised age range for Clovis overlaps non-Clovis sites in North and South America. This and other evidence imply that humans already lived in the Americas before Clovis. 10.1126/science.1137166 IS - 5815 JF - Science EP - 1126 TI - Redefining the Age of Clovis: Implications for the Peopling of the Americas VL - 315 SP - 1122 KW - 200702 KW - amerique KW - clvis KW - paleoindien KW - peuplement KW - pleistocene-superieur AU - Waters, Michael AU - Stafford, Thomas PY - 2007/02/23/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1137166 ER -