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U-series isotope data used to date a 130,000-year-old archaeological site in southern California, U.S.A.

May 23, 2019

Data release for "A 130,000-year-old archaeological site in southern California, U.S.A", published as a Letter to Nature. Includes sample information, U-Th isotope compositions, calculated U-series (230Th/U) ages and initial 234U/238U activity ratios, for mastodon bones from the Cerutti Mastodon site in National City, CA. Formatted data tables can be found in the Supplementary Information associated with that article (doi:

Publication Year 2019
Title U-series isotope data used to date a 130,000-year-old archaeological site in southern California, U.S.A.
DOI 10.5066/F7HD7SW7
Authors James B Paces
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center