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Recent findings in the Tularosa Basin have revealed buried deposits that contain a black mat that formed during the Younger Dryas (10,900-9,800 14C yrs. B.P.). This black mat is in a sequence of buried geomorphic surfaces dating from 12,300 to 9,500 14C yrs. B.P. These deposits have a high probability of containing buried, intact Paleo-American remains. Continued research will yield important information about the peopling of the Americas and climate change during the late Pleistocene-Holocene transition. Publications: Rachal, D. M., Taylor-Montoya, J, Goodwin, R. C., Berryman, S, and Bowman, J. (In Press) Geoarchaeological significance of a Younger Dryas-Aged Black Mat, Tularosa Basin, southern New Mexico. PaleoAmerica. |