Bayesian-Based Rethink on AMS Dates from Tularosa Cave, NM

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Expanding Bayesian Revolution in Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Seventy years after the Field Museum’s excavation at Tularosa Cave (1000 BCE–AD 1200) in the Mogollon Highlands of west-central New Mexico, its stratigraphic integrity remains a contentious topic. Bayesian analysis on a series of new AMS dates from sandals and corn found within different levels of the cave demonstrate that much of the stratigraphy is likely intact and that usable data is extractable. We suggest that these new dates, coupled with new analyses of field methods, pottery, and field notes will unlock the cave’s chronology. This will ultimately bring us closer to a far better understanding of the chronology of the Mogollon Highlands.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Expanding Bayesian Revolution in Archaeology   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36353.0