Rethinking the history related to indigenous sites in northeast North America
by HeritageDailyDecember 7, 201802410
After radiocarbon dating of plant matter, wood and wood charcoal, scientists estimate that the presumed histories of several key indigenous sites in Canada, as relates to first contact with Europeans, are incorrect by about 50 to 100 years.
The findings suggest that European trade goods previously used to date individual locations are not in fact good chronological markers and that the history of notable “contact-era†events in northeastern North America during the 15th to early 17th centuries may need to be revaluated.
Many aspects of American history were affected when Europeans first encountered indigenous communities in North America. To date, most of what historians know about pre- and early-contact era events comes from dating archeological artifacts – particularly metalwork and glass beads. Typically, experts have made assumptions about the chronology of late Iroquoian sites based on the presence or absence of these indicators, and not on independent dating evidence.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2018/12/rethinking-the-history-related-to-indigenous-sites-in-northeast-north-america/122289
