The Isle of Pines Mounds: A South Pacific Mystery Solved? - Ancient Origins

Independent archaeologist Warren P. Aston has looked into some odd grass-covered mounds and thinks he's somewhat figured them out. Here he provides a nutshell summary of an "interim paper" on this peculiar matter. As with so much in archaeology, dating these features is a problem, and there's a new refinement to this general line detailed in From Cave Art to Climate Chaos: How a New Carbon Dating Timeline is Changing Our View of History. The team reporting their development suggests "we can expect major shifts in our understanding of the planet's past--and hopefully, a better forecast into its future," giving an archaeological example. Others quoted in Researchers Unlock Secrets of the Past With New International Carbon Dating Standard add the improvement has "internationally important implications for archaeological methodology, and for practices in conservation and understanding of wooden built heritage." (WM)

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