The Archaic Environment of Boca De Potrerillos, Nuevo León, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11380356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Solveig A Turpin (Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), Herbert H Eling (Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin), Moisés Valadez Moreno (Instituto Nacional de Antropologica e Historia, Monterrey, Nuevo León) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 331-357 |
| Publication date | 1995-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | North American Archaeologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-6931 • E-ISSN: 1541-3543 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/8w5f-vej1-a5t3-jm9v |
| OpenAlex | W2334080181 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Nine new radiocarbon dates expand the occupational sequence at Boca de Potrerillos, a large open camp site on the fringes of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Nuevo León, Mexico, to the range between 270 and 7700 years ago. Incised stones attributable to the Archaic component provide an estimate of the age of some of the 3000 petroglyphs at this site. Cut-and-fill cycles, pollen counts, and gastropod analyses contribute to the definition of two climatic episodes. Between 980 and 1280 years ago, low energy sedimentation suggests a benign climatic interlude prevailed locally. Massive erosion at Boca de Potrerillos and other excavated sites within a 150 km range identifies a period of regional environmental stress around 4800 years ago
Archaeology · Geography · Period (music · Physical geography · Radiocarbon dating · Range (aeronautics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |