TY - JOUR
T1 - Chiquihuite Cave and America’s Hidden Limestone Industries
T2 - A Reply to Chatters et al.
AU - Ardelean, Ciprian F.
AU - Pedersen, Mikkel W.
AU - Schwenninger, Jean Luc
AU - Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquín
AU - Gandy, Devlin A.
AU - Sikora, Martin
AU - Macías-Quintero, Juan I.
AU - Huerta-Arellano, Vladimir
AU - De La Rosa-Díaz, Jesús J.
AU - Ocampo-Díaz, Yam Zul E.
AU - Rubio-Cisneros, Igor I.
AU - Barba-Pingarón, Luis
AU - Ortíz-Butrón, Agustín
AU - Blancas-Vázquez, Jorge
AU - Solís-Rosales, Corina
AU - Rodríguez-Ceja, María
AU - Rivera-González, Irán
AU - Navarro-Gutiérrez, Zamara
AU - López-Jiménez, Alejandro
AU - Marroquín-Fernández, Marco B.
AU - Martínez-Riojas, Luis M.
AU - Willerslev, Eske
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Center for the Study of the First Americans.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper is a reply to Chatters et al. (2021. “Evaluating Claims of Early Human Occupation at Chiquihuite Cave, Mexico.” PaleoAmerica 8, doi:10.1080/20555563.2021.1940441), in which they raise a large number of doubts about the legitimacy of our claims of earlier-than-expected human presence at Chiquihuite Cave, in northern Zacatecas, Mexico, mainly questioning the artificial nature of the lithic assemblage and the integrity of our geological contexts. We respond to their main topics of concern, contributing arguments in defense of the human origin of the artifacts. We also include 10 examples of stone tools, with full descriptions and photographs, focusing on modified flakes that bear indicators of use-wear and intentional modification.
AB - This paper is a reply to Chatters et al. (2021. “Evaluating Claims of Early Human Occupation at Chiquihuite Cave, Mexico.” PaleoAmerica 8, doi:10.1080/20555563.2021.1940441), in which they raise a large number of doubts about the legitimacy of our claims of earlier-than-expected human presence at Chiquihuite Cave, in northern Zacatecas, Mexico, mainly questioning the artificial nature of the lithic assemblage and the integrity of our geological contexts. We respond to their main topics of concern, contributing arguments in defense of the human origin of the artifacts. We also include 10 examples of stone tools, with full descriptions and photographs, focusing on modified flakes that bear indicators of use-wear and intentional modification.
KW - Chiquihuite Cave
KW - Last Glacial Maximum
KW - Pleistocene
KW - Zacatecas
KW - lithics
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U2 - 10.1080/20555563.2021.1985063
DO - 10.1080/20555563.2021.1985063
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85118104861
SN - 2055-5563
VL - 8
SP - 17
EP - 28
JO - PaleoAmerica
JF - PaleoAmerica
IS - 1
ER -