Open AccessStandards of evidence and Paleoindian demographics
Author(s) -
Douglas J. Kennett,
Thomas W. Stafford,
John Southon
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.0808960106
Subject(s) - demographics , geography , data science , computer science , demography , sociology
Buchanan et al. (1) correctly identify accurate Paleoindian population estimates as an important test of the Younger Dryas boundary (YDB) extraterrestrial impact hypothesis (2). They claim that cumulative probabilities of 628 14C-dated components provide evidence for population continuity across the YDB. In fact, only 80 components fall within the interval of interest …
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