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Implications of New Radiocarbon Ages on Coiled Basketry from the Northern Great Basin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Thomas J. Connolly
Thomas J. Connolly*
Affiliation:
University of Oregon, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR 97403-1224 ([email protected])
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Abstract

Coiled basketry dates to more than 8,000 years ago in the Eastern Great Basin and is found in the Western Basin by 4,500 years ago. In the Northern Great Basin, archaeological basketry is dominated by twineware; fewer than 20 fragments of coiled basketry have been reported. Coiling has long been thought to have appeared very late in the Northern Basin, and the perceived late presence of coiling in the north has been considered by some to be an indicator of a late Numic incursion from the south. Recent direct radiocarbon dating of fiber samples from the coiled specimens from the Northern Great Basin undermines the previous assumptions of a uniformly late age. Though rare, coiling has a consistent presence in the region for more than 2,500 years. Further, its distribution suggests that this technological influence may have derived primarily from eastern, rather than southern, sources.

Resumen

Resumen

Canastas espirales se remontan a más de 8,000 años atrás en el Great Basin Oriental, y se encuentran en el Great Basin Occidental de hace 4,500 años. En el Great Basin Norte, canastas arqueológicos son dominados de “twineware,” y menos de 20 fragmentos de canastas espirales han sido reportados. Antes se ha pensdo que las canastas espirales aparecieron muy tarde en Great Basin Norte, y la presencia percibidla que canastas espirales en el norte era una indicación de una incursión tarde de cultura Numic de el sur. Datación por radiocarbono défibras de las canastas espirales de el Great Basin Norte desafía las suposiciones de la edad tarde de las canastas en la región. Aunque es raro, canastas espirales tienen una presencia constante en la región desde hace más de 2,500 años. Además, la distribución sugiere que esta influencia tecnológica se pudo haber derivado principalmente del este, en vez del sur.

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American Antiquity , Volume 78 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 373 - 384
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Copyright © 2013 by the Society for American Archaeology.

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