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| Title |
Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands
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| Published in |
Science, October 2023
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.adh5007 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jeffrey S Pigati, Kathleen B Springer, Jeffrey S Honke, David Wahl, Marie R Champagne, Susan R H Zimmerman, Harrison J Gray, Vincent L Santucci, Daniel Odess, David Bustos, Matthew R Bennett |
| Abstract |
Human footprints at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA, reportedly date to between ~23,000 and 21,000 years ago according to radiocarbon dating of seeds from the aquatic plant Ruppia cirrhosa. These ages remain controversial because of potential old carbon reservoir effects that could compromise their accuracy. We present new calibrated 14C ages of terrestrial pollen collected from the same stratigraphic horizons as those of the Ruppia seeds, along with optically stimulated luminescence ages of sediments from within the human footprint-bearing sequence, to evaluate the veracity of the seed ages. The results show that the chronologic framework originally established for the White Sands footprints is robust and reaffirm that humans were present in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 2% |
| Canada | 5 | 2% |
| India | 4 | 1% |
| France | 3 | <1% |
| Greece | 2 | <1% |
| Norway | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 23 | 7% |
| Unknown | 249 | 77% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 268 | 83% |
| Scientists | 41 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 8 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 40 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 25% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 13 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 7 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 10% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 8% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 16 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1926. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 August 2024.
All research outputs
#5,265
of 26,583,927 outputs
Outputs from Science
#278
of 84,212 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#119
of 370,674 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Science
#7
of 425 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 84,212 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 66.8. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its peers.
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