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Lab number
Beta-26275
Material dated
Seeds
Taxa dated
Zea mays, charred
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Black Mesa
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Measured Age
3610 ± 170
Context
Feature 115, pit complex (ca. 1 m deep), North Area; date is an outlier from all other samples and is at odds with three other assays from feature--2570 (Zea mays, Beta-31984), 2350 (juniper bark, Beta-26274), and 2210 (Zea mays, Beta-26282). Samples interpreted as mixed trash and Smiley accepts all dates including the outlier.
Additional information
Radiometric

References