Answer · White Shaman Mural
About 2,000 years ago, late in the Pecos River style
The mural was painted about 2,000 radiocarbon years ago, late in the Pecos River style, as the four paint dates of 1460 to 2420 BP indicate.
Where it stands
Still possibleTwo pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- New samples dated under the current protocol fall between about 2,500 and 1,500 radiocarbon years BP.
- Oxalate layers under the paint are older, and over it younger, than that range.
What would rule it out
- Paint dated under the current protocol, with clean controls, is consistently older than 3,000 radiocarbon years BP.
Evidence 2 for · 2 against
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). About 2,000 years ago, late in the Pecos River style [Answer ANS0DCKQMACBQ74]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCKQMACBQ74
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title = {About 2,000 years ago, late in the Pecos River style},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DCKQMACBQ74},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCKQMACBQ74}
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