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First Radiocarbon Dates for San Josecito Cave, Nuevo León, México

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Joaquı́n Arroyo-Cabrales ,
Eileen Johnson ,
Herbert Haas ,
Magdalena De Los Rı́os-Paredes ,
Ronald W. Ralph  and
William T. Hartwell
Joaquı́n Arroyo-Cabrales
Affiliation:
Subdirección de Servicios Académicos, INAH, Moneda 16, Col. Centro 06060, México, D.F. Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3191
Eileen Johnson
Affiliation:
Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3191
Herbert Haas
Affiliation:
Desert Research Institute, P.O. Box 19040, Las Vegas, Nevada 89132-0040
Magdalena De Los Rı́os-Paredes
Affiliation:
Subdirección de Servicios Académicos, INAH, Moneda 16, Col. Centro 06060, México, D.F.
Ronald W. Ralph
Affiliation:
Texas Park and Wildlife Department, Waco, Texas 76705
William T. Hartwell
Affiliation:
Desert Research Institute, P.O. Box 19040, Las Vegas, Nevada 89132-0040
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Abstract

Initial excavations (1935-1941) in San Josecito Cave, Nuevo León, México revealed a rich late Quaternary fossil fauna. The San Josecito Cave fauna was viewed as a single time-related entity despite the lack of 14C dating. Renewed excavations (1990) recovered a series of 14 C samples related to the complex stratigraphy. Six 14C dates show that the recently excavated deposits range in age between 45,000 and 27,000 yr B.P. These ages suggest that the upper deposits, removed in the earlier excavations, date from 27,000 to 11,000 yr B.P.

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Research Article
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Quaternary Research , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , March 1995 , pp. 255 - 258
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University of Washington

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