Black pitch, carved histories: Radiocarbon dating, wood species identification and strontium isotope analysis of prehistoric wood carvings from Trinidad's Pitch Lake

We report on the results of a multi-disciplinary project (including wood identification, radiocarbon dating and strontium isotope analysis) focused on a collection of pre-Columbian wooden carvings and human remains from Pitch Lake, Trinidad. While the lake's unusual conditions are conducive to...

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Main Authors: Ostapkowicz, J, Brock, F, Wiedenhoeft, A, Snoeck, C, Pouncett, J, Baksh-Comeau, Y, Schulting, R, Claeys, P, Mattielli, N, Richards, M, Boomert, A
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2017