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Page–Ladson site
30.1702° N, -83.9577° E
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The Page–Ladson archaeological and paleontological site (8JE591) is a deep sinkhole in the bed of the karstic Aucilla River (between Jefferson and Taylor counties in the Big Bend region of Florida) that has stratified deposits of late Pleistocene and early Holocene animal bones and human artifacts. The site was the first pre-Clovis site discovered in southeastern North America; radiocarbon evidence suggests that the site dates from 14,200 to 14,550 BP. These dates are roughly 1,000 to 1,500 years before the advent of the Clovis culture.: 414 Early dates for Page–Ladson challenge theories that humans quickly decimated large game populations in the area once they arrived.
Historical Timeline
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Straw-mat radiocarbon range
Samples dated to 13,130 ±200 to 11,770 ±90 BP
Evidence of human–mastodon interaction
c. 14,450 BP
Early diver recoveries
1959
Survey and test pit (Buddy Page)
1983
Aucilla River Prehistory Project excavations
1983–1997
Early Archaic Bolen occupation
1996
Modern excavations and reaffirmed dates
2012–2014
Archaeological Features
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Environmental and Natural Features
Food Production and Processing Features
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