The Earliest Rock Art in Far Western North America

Abstract

We have developed a suite of 67 chronometrically-dated rock engravings, based on 106 independent assays, from the Mojave Desert region of California, USA, including a series from the world renowned Coso Range. These ages have been obtained using the varnish microlamination (VML) and cation ratio (CR) dating techniques. We have evaluated this suite of ages by cross-checking, blind-testing, and re-sampling previous chronometric results, and through the preparation and independent analysis of V...

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