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America's Oldest Basketry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Rainer Berger ,
Millie Bendat  and
Andrea Parker
Rainer Berger
Affiliation:
Isotope and Archaeometry Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 USA
Millie Bendat
Affiliation:
Isotope and Archaeometry Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 USA
Andrea Parker
Affiliation:
Isotope and Archaeometry Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 USA
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Abstract

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We have determined the earliest calibrated dates on three types of basketry from the Great Basin of western North America. The oldest twined basketry dates to 10,380–10,918 cal bp, reed duck decoys to 2355–2773 cal bp, and wooden sandals of sagebrush bark or twined tule to 9247–10,375 cal bp and 9242–9836 cal bp, respectively.

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