Clovis age Western stemmed projectile points and human coprolites at the Paisley Caves

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Clovis age Western stemmed projectile points and human coprolites at the Paisley Caves. / Jenkins, Dennis L.; Davis, Loren G.; Stafford jr., Thomas; Campos, Paula; Hockett, Bryan; Jones, George T.; Cummings, Linda Scott; Yost, Chad; Connolly, Thomas J.; Yohe II, Robert M.; Gibbons, Summer C.; Raghavan, Maanasa; Rasmussen, Morten; Paijmans, Johanna L. A.; Hofreiter, Michael; Kemp, Brian M.; Barta, Jody Lynn; Monroe, Cara; Gilbert, Tom; Willerslev, Eske.

In: Science, Vol. 337, No. 6091, 13.07.2012, p. 223-228.

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Harvard

Jenkins, DL, Davis, LG, Stafford jr., T, Campos, P, Hockett, B, Jones, GT, Cummings, LS, Yost, C, Connolly, TJ, Yohe II, RM, Gibbons, SC, Raghavan, M, Rasmussen, M, Paijmans, JLA, Hofreiter, M, Kemp, BM, Barta, JL, Monroe, C, Gilbert, T & Willerslev, E 2012, 'Clovis age Western stemmed projectile points and human coprolites at the Paisley Caves', Science, vol. 337, no. 6091, pp. 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1218443

APA

Jenkins, D. L., Davis, L. G., Stafford jr., T., Campos, P., Hockett, B., Jones, G. T., Cummings, L. S., Yost, C., Connolly, T. J., Yohe II, R. M., Gibbons, S. C., Raghavan, M., Rasmussen, M., Paijmans, J. L. A., Hofreiter, M., Kemp, B. M., Barta, J. L., Monroe, C., Gilbert, T., & Willerslev, E. (2012). Clovis age Western stemmed projectile points and human coprolites at the Paisley Caves. Science, 337(6091), 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1218443

Vancouver

Jenkins DL, Davis LG, Stafford jr. T, Campos P, Hockett B, Jones GT et al. Clovis age Western stemmed projectile points and human coprolites at the Paisley Caves. Science. 2012 Jul 13;337(6091):223-228. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1218443

Author

Jenkins, Dennis L. ; Davis, Loren G. ; Stafford jr., Thomas ; Campos, Paula ; Hockett, Bryan ; Jones, George T. ; Cummings, Linda Scott ; Yost, Chad ; Connolly, Thomas J. ; Yohe II, Robert M. ; Gibbons, Summer C. ; Raghavan, Maanasa ; Rasmussen, Morten ; Paijmans, Johanna L. A. ; Hofreiter, Michael ; Kemp, Brian M. ; Barta, Jody Lynn ; Monroe, Cara ; Gilbert, Tom ; Willerslev, Eske. / Clovis age Western stemmed projectile points and human coprolites at the Paisley Caves. In: Science. 2012 ; Vol. 337, No. 6091. pp. 223-228.

Bibtex

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title = "Clovis age Western stemmed projectile points and human coprolites at the Paisley Caves",
abstract = "The Paisley Caves in Oregon record the oldest directly dated human remains (DNA) in the Western Hemisphere. More than 100 high-precision radiocarbon dates show that deposits containing artifacts and coprolites ranging in age from 12,450 to 2295 C years ago are well stratified. Western Stemmed projectile points were recovered in deposits dated to 11,070 to 11,340 C years ago, a time contemporaneous with or preceding the Clovis technology. There is no evidence of diagnostic Clovis technology at the site. These two distinct technologies were parallel developments, not the product of a unilinear technological evolution. {"}Blind testing{"} analysis of coprolites by an independent laboratory confirms the presence of human DNA in specimens of pre-Clovis age. The colonization of the Americas involved multiple technologically divergent, and possibly genetically divergent, founding groups.",
author = "Jenkins, {Dennis L.} and Davis, {Loren G.} and {Stafford jr.}, Thomas and Paula Campos and Bryan Hockett and Jones, {George T.} and Cummings, {Linda Scott} and Chad Yost and Connolly, {Thomas J.} and {Yohe II}, {Robert M.} and Gibbons, {Summer C.} and Maanasa Raghavan and Morten Rasmussen and Paijmans, {Johanna L. A.} and Michael Hofreiter and Kemp, {Brian M.} and Barta, {Jody Lynn} and Cara Monroe and Tom Gilbert and Eske Willerslev",
year = "2012",
month = jul,
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doi = "10.1126/science.1218443",
language = "English",
volume = "337",
pages = "223--228",
journal = "Science",
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publisher = "American Association for the Advancement of Science",
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AU - Hockett, Bryan

AU - Jones, George T.

AU - Cummings, Linda Scott

AU - Yost, Chad

AU - Connolly, Thomas J.

AU - Yohe II, Robert M.

AU - Gibbons, Summer C.

AU - Raghavan, Maanasa

AU - Rasmussen, Morten

AU - Paijmans, Johanna L. A.

AU - Hofreiter, Michael

AU - Kemp, Brian M.

AU - Barta, Jody Lynn

AU - Monroe, Cara

AU - Gilbert, Tom

AU - Willerslev, Eske

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N2 - The Paisley Caves in Oregon record the oldest directly dated human remains (DNA) in the Western Hemisphere. More than 100 high-precision radiocarbon dates show that deposits containing artifacts and coprolites ranging in age from 12,450 to 2295 C years ago are well stratified. Western Stemmed projectile points were recovered in deposits dated to 11,070 to 11,340 C years ago, a time contemporaneous with or preceding the Clovis technology. There is no evidence of diagnostic Clovis technology at the site. These two distinct technologies were parallel developments, not the product of a unilinear technological evolution. "Blind testing" analysis of coprolites by an independent laboratory confirms the presence of human DNA in specimens of pre-Clovis age. The colonization of the Americas involved multiple technologically divergent, and possibly genetically divergent, founding groups.

AB - The Paisley Caves in Oregon record the oldest directly dated human remains (DNA) in the Western Hemisphere. More than 100 high-precision radiocarbon dates show that deposits containing artifacts and coprolites ranging in age from 12,450 to 2295 C years ago are well stratified. Western Stemmed projectile points were recovered in deposits dated to 11,070 to 11,340 C years ago, a time contemporaneous with or preceding the Clovis technology. There is no evidence of diagnostic Clovis technology at the site. These two distinct technologies were parallel developments, not the product of a unilinear technological evolution. "Blind testing" analysis of coprolites by an independent laboratory confirms the presence of human DNA in specimens of pre-Clovis age. The colonization of the Americas involved multiple technologically divergent, and possibly genetically divergent, founding groups.

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