% pubman genre = article @article{item_2375771, title = {{Tar Trap: No evidence of domestic dog burial with {\textquotedblleft}La Brea Woman{\textquotedblright}}}, author = {Fuller, Benjamin T. and Southon, John R. and Fahrni, Simon M. and Harris, John M. and Farrell, Aisling B. and Takeuchi, Gary T. and Nehlich, Olaf and Richards, Michael P. and Guiry, Eric J. and Taylor, R. E.}, language = {eng}, isbn = {2055-5563}, doi = {10.1179/2055557115Y.0000000011}, year = {2016}, date = {2016}, abstract = {{We radiocarbon dated the domestic dog found associated with La Brea Woman at the Rancho La Brea tar pits (Los Angeles, CA) to determine the validity of this human{\textendash}dog connection. The domestic dog yielded a radiocarbon age of 3125 $\pm$ 25 14C yr BP (3250{\textendash}3400 cal yr BP) and La Brea Woman had a re-dated age of 9080 $\pm$ 15 14C yr BP (10,220{\textendash}10,250 cal yr BP). This $\sim$7000-year offset dispels the hypothesis this was an intentional and ceremonial human{\textendash}dog burial.}}, journal = {{PaleoAmerica}}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {56--59}, }