Evidence · White Shaman Mural

Every legacy Lower Pecos paint date is judged problematic

Reviewing all 32 dates from Rowe's laboratory, including the four from this mural, Steelman, Boyd and Bates found each problematic for lack of documented sampling points, base pretreatment or controls on unpainted rock, and concluded they should not be used to draw archaeological conclusions.

Supported0

What it bears on 1 answer

About 2,000 years ago, late in the Pecos River style

Still possible

AGAINST

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Every legacy Lower Pecos paint date is judged problematic [Evidence EVD0DCKRSXD4ZBT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKRSXD4ZBT

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dckrsxd4zbt,
  title     = {Every legacy Lower Pecos paint date is judged problematic},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCKRSXD4ZBT},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKRSXD4ZBT}
}