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Radiocarbon dating of an alluvial deposit with associated faunal remains

September 10, 2021

We assessed a construction site in the northern Las Vegas Valley that was initially reported as an "ice age" deposit. Alluvial deposits exposed at the site were inset into the Las Vegas Formation and contained semi-articulated Equus remains. Calibrated radiocarbon dates on two different materials associated with the remains centered on 1957, thus rendering the horse bones as modern.

Publication Year 2021
Title Radiocarbon dating of an alluvial deposit with associated faunal remains
DOI 10.5066/P94Q3KQM
Authors Kathleen B Springer, Jeff Pigati
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center