Chiquihuite Cave and America’s Hidden Limestone Industries: A Reply to Chatters et al.

Ciprian F. Ardelean; Mikkel W. Pedersen; Jean Luc Schwenninger; Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales; Devlin A. Gandy; Martin Sikora; Juan I. Macías-Quintero; Vladimir Huerta-Arellano; Jesús J. De La Rosa-Díaz; Yam Zul E. Ocampo-Díaz; Igor I. Rubio-Cisneros; Luis Barba-Pingarón; Agustín Ortíz-Butrón; Jorge Blancas-Vázquez; Corina Solís-Rosales; María Rodríguez-Ceja; Irán Rivera-González; Zamara Navarro-Gutiérrez; Alejandro López-Jiménez; Marco B. Marroquín-Fernández; Luis M. Martínez-Riojas; Eske Willerslev

doi:10.1080/20555563.2021.1985063

Chiquihuite Cave and America’s Hidden Limestone Industries: A Reply to Chatters et al.

Ciprian F. Ardelean, Mikkel W. Pedersen, Jean Luc Schwenninger, Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales, Devlin A. Gandy, Martin Sikora, Juan I. Macías-Quintero, Vladimir Huerta-Arellano, Jesús J. De La Rosa-Díaz, Yam Zul E. Ocampo-Díaz, Igor I. Rubio-Cisneros, Luis Barba-Pingarón, Agustín Ortíz-Butrón, Jorge Blancas-Vázquez, Corina Solís-Rosales, María Rodríguez-Ceja, Irán Rivera-González, Zamara Navarro-Gutiérrez, Alejandro López-Jiménez, Marco B. Marroquín-FernándezLuis M. Martínez-Riojas, Eske Willerslev

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-28
Number of pages	12
Journal	PaleoAmerica
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2021.1985063
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chiquihuite Cave
Last Glacial Maximum
Pleistocene
Zacatecas
lithics

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Ardelean, C. F., Pedersen, M. W., Schwenninger, J. L., Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Gandy, D. A., Sikora, M., Macías-Quintero, J. I., Huerta-Arellano, V., De La Rosa-Díaz, J. J., Ocampo-Díaz, Y. Z. E., Rubio-Cisneros, I. I., Barba-Pingarón, L., Ortíz-Butrón, A., Blancas-Vázquez, J., Solís-Rosales, C., Rodríguez-Ceja, M., Rivera-González, I., Navarro-Gutiérrez, Z., López-Jiménez, A., ... Willerslev, E. (2022). Chiquihuite Cave and America’s Hidden Limestone Industries: A Reply to Chatters et al. PaleoAmerica, 8(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2021.1985063

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Ardelean, CF, Pedersen, MW, Schwenninger, JL, Arroyo-Cabrales, J, Gandy, DA, Sikora, M, Macías-Quintero, JI, Huerta-Arellano, V, De La Rosa-Díaz, JJ, Ocampo-Díaz, YZE, Rubio-Cisneros, II, Barba-Pingarón, L, Ortíz-Butrón, A, Blancas-Vázquez, J, Solís-Rosales, C, Rodríguez-Ceja, M, Rivera-González, I, Navarro-Gutiérrez, Z, López-Jiménez, A, Marroquín-Fernández, MB, Martínez-Riojas, LM & Willerslev, E 2022, 'Chiquihuite Cave and America’s Hidden Limestone Industries: A Reply to Chatters et al.', PaleoAmerica, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2021.1985063

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