Tar Trap
No Evidence of Domestic Dog Burial with “La Brea Woman”
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We radiocarbon dated the domestic dog found associated with La Brea Woman at the Rancho La Brea tar pits (Los Angeles, CA) to determine the validity of this human–dog connection. The domestic dog yielded a radiocarbon age of 3125 ± 25 14C yr BP (3250–3400 cal yr BP) and La Brea Woman had a re-dated age of 9080 ± 15 14C yr BP (10,220–10,250 cal yr BP). This ∼7000-year offset dispels the hypothesis this was an intentional and ceremonial human–dog burial
Archaeology · Geography · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research · Geology · Paleontology
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Radiocarbon Dating
Early Holocene Domestic Dog Burials From the North American Midwest
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