Notes on the Third Interglacial Artifacts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7601651 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William B Roosa (University of New Mexico), Stewart Peckham (University of New Mexico), Stewart L Peckham |
| Year | 1954 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 280-281 |
| Publication date | 1954-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/277137 |
| OpenAlex | W2324277419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The following is a discussion of Carter's (1952) third interglacial artifacts. Carter's conclusion that he has found third interglacial artifacts is based on two hypotheses: 1. The objects found are artifacts; 2. The layer in which they were found dates from the third interglacial. These comments are limited to a brief discussion of the first hypothesis. The pictures and descriptions furnish no concrete proof that the finds are artifacts, although the burden of proof must rest with him. We contend that these “artifacts” are well within the range of naturally chipped stone. This conclusion is based on Barnes’ (1939) discussion of natural and artificial flaking of flints which is based on his own work and that of the Abbe Breuil, S. H. Warren and others. Barnes and Breuil have shown that natural forces can produce flaked flints, many of which are far more convincing “artifacts” than those Carter reports
Archaeology · Interglacial · Natural (archaeology) · Pleistocene · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Marine and environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1962 - 1962 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |