The angus mammoth: A decades-old scientific controversy resolved
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Abstract
The Angus Mammoth site in south-central Nebraska has been controversial since its discovery in 1931 when a fluted artifact was reported to be associated with the mammoth. For nearly 80 years it has not been known if Angus was a paleontological site predating the human occupation of North America as has been asserted by some geologists and paleontologists, or an archaeological site dating to the late Pleistocene as has been advocated by some archaeologists. Geomorphic study and luminescence dating have finally solved the problem after nearly eight decades. Although microwear and technological analyses have determined that the Angus biface is an authentic artifact, TL and IRSL dates have shown that the matrix above the mammoth is much too old for a mammoth/fluted point association to be valid.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The angus mammoth: A decades-old scientific controversy resolved |
| Series title | American Antiquity |
| DOI | 10.7183/0002-7316.76.3.487 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| Description | 13 p. |
| First page | 487 |
| Last page | 499 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Nuckolls County |
| City | Angus |
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