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Radiocarbon dating of an alluvial deposit with associated faunal remains

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2021

Citation

Springer, K.B., and Pigati, J.S., 2021, Radiocarbon dating of an alluvial deposit with associated faunal remains: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94Q3KQM.

Summary

We assessed a construction site in the northern Las Vegas Valley that was initially reported as an "ice age" deposit. Alluvial deposits exposed at the site were inset into the Las Vegas Formation and contained semi-articulated Equus remains. Calibrated radiocarbon dates on two different materials associated with the remains centered on 1957, thus rendering the horse bones as modern.

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Point of Contact :
Jeffrey S Pigati
Originator :
Kathleen B Springer, Jeffrey S Pigati
Metadata Contact :
Jeffrey S Pigati
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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DATA_RELEASE_metadata_LVV_horse_study.xml
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View 		11.44 KB application/fgdc+xml
0_Data_Dictionary_LVV_horse_study.csv 1.93 KB text/csv
1_Radiocarbon_Information_LVV_horse_study.csv 510 Bytes text/csv

Purpose

Samples were collected for radiocarbon analysis to determine the age of horse remains found at the site.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P94Q3KQM

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