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Artifact from deposits of mid-Wisconsin age in Illinois

January 1, 1965

Discovery of an artifact of human manufacture imbedded in Roxana loess, classed as Altonian substage of the Wisconsin stage of the Pleistocene, of an age of 35,000 to 40,000 years, contributes to the determination of the age of man in the New World.

Publication Year 1965
Title Artifact from deposits of mid-Wisconsin age in Illinois
Authors P.J. Munson, J.C. Frye
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Science
Index ID 70010525
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse