Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Publication Title
Latin American Antiquity
Volume
30
Issue
2
First Page
437
Last Page
444
DOI
10.1017/laq.2019.25
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-5875
Keywords
Archaeology, anthropology, Mesoamerica, Mexico, radiocarbon, Formative period, Oaxaca
Abstract
Seven AMS radiocarbon dates (1950–1525 cal BC) from controlled contexts demonstrate Early Formative period occupation in coastal Oaxaca, Mexico. These dated elements from the site of La Consentida include hearths, occupational surfaces, carbon adhering to pottery from a midden, and human bone collagen processed with XAD purification. They were excavated from primary contexts and do not represent redeposited materials. An eighth sample, dated to the Middle Formative period, is considered postoccupational. The diversity of dated deposits and features, their distribution, and their overlapping calibrated ranges indicate settlement by an initial Early Formative period village.
Recommended Citation
Hepp, Guy David. “Radiocarbon Evidence for Initial Early Formative Period Occupation in Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico.” Latin American Antiquity 30, no. 2 (2019): 437–44. https://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2019.25.
