Early maritime economy and El Nino events at Quebrada Tacahuay, Peru
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By: D. K. Keefer, Susan D. deFrance, M.E. Moseley, J. B. Richardson III, D.R. Satterlee, and A. Day-Lewis
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Abstract
The archaeological site of Quebrada Tacahuay, Peru, dates to 12,700 to 12,500 calibrated years before the present (10,770 to 10,530 carbon-14 years before the present). It contains some of the oldest evidence of maritime- based economic activity in the New World. Recovered materials include a hearth, lithic cutting tools and flakes, and abundant processed marine fauna, primarily seabirds and fish. Sediments below and above the occupation layer were probably generated by El Nino events, indicating that El Nino was active during the Pleistocene as well as during the early and middle Holocene.
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Keefer, D.K., deFrance, S.D., Moseley, M., Richardson, J., Satterlee, D., Day-Lewis, A., 1998, Early maritime economy and El Nino events at Quebrada Tacahuay, Peru: Science, v. 281, no. 5384, p. 1833-1835, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.281.5384.1833.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Early maritime economy and El Nino events at Quebrada Tacahuay, Peru |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.281.5384.1833 |
| Volume | 281 |
| Issue | 5384 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Science |
| First page | 1833 |
| Last page | 1835 |