The Eagle Station impact site

IF 0.7 4区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGIST Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.1177/01976931231195111

K. Tankersley, Stephanie A. Meyers

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Abstract

The Eagle Station impact site is located along Eagle Creek in Carrol County, Kentucky. Pallasites (23 cm to ≤ 3 mm), a rare form of stony meteorites, occur in a late Archaic cultural period stratum with heat-altered flaked-stone artifacts, carbonized plant remains, and fire-cracked rocks. A calibrated AMS radiocarbon age of 3824 BP to 3593 BP (1875 BCE to 1644 BCE) on the pallasite-bearing stratum demonstrates that the impact event occurred during the late Holocene. The habitation site was abandoned after the impact event and the site was buried within 200 years by alluvium. The Eagle Station impact site increases our understanding of the frequency of late Holocene cosmic events and their possible influence on ancient cultures.

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鹰站撞击地点

鹰站撞击地点位于肯塔基州卡罗尔县的鹰溪沿岸。Pallasites(23厘米至≤3毫米)是一种罕见的石质陨石，出现在古代晚期的地层中，地层中有热蚀的片状石头制品、碳化的植物遗骸和火裂的岩石。经校正的AMS放射性碳年龄3824 ~ 3593 BP (1875 BCE ~ 1644 BCE)，表明撞击事件发生在全新世晚期。该居住地在撞击事件后被遗弃，并在200年内被冲积物掩埋。鹰站撞击地点增加了我们对全新世晚期宇宙事件的频率及其对古代文化的可能影响的理解。

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