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Thermoluminescent Dating and the Monsters of Acambaro
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2017
Abstract
Thermoluminescent dates for the Julsrud collection, excavated near Acambaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, are shown to be invalid. Evidence is offered showing that these figurines were fired shortly before they were found.
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