# Marsh 2012: A Bayesian Re-Assessment of the Earliest Radiocarbon Dates from Tiwanaku, Bolivia

> Erik J. Marsh, 2012. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The dating paper; its tables are the radiocarbon dataset.

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# A Bayesian Re-Assessment of the Earliest Radiocarbon Dates from Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Erik J. Marsh, 2012. _Radiocarbon_.

Re-evaluates the early dates and finds Tiwanaku was founded around AD 110 (50–170 at 1σ), not 300 BC as long stated; the sociopolitical complex emerged around AD 500.

**Puma Punku and Tiwanaku** Articledoi: **[10.1017/s0033822200046932](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200046932)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The dating paper; its tables are the radiocarbon dataset.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Radiocarbon dates from Tiwanaku with Bayesian models](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D69YRCC6YYA/radiocarbon-dates-from-tiwanaku-with-bayesian-models)

Dataset

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[Marsh redates the founding of Tiwanaku](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/events/EVT0D69YFK42TN6/marsh-redates-the-founding-of-tiwanaku)

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[Tiwanaku is founded](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/events/EVT0D69YEC26QEE/tiwanaku-is-founded)

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[Erik Marsh](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/people/FIG0D69YDWE3FB5/erik-marsh)

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[Puma Punku and Tiwanaku](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Marsh, E. J. (2012). A Bayesian Re-Assessment of the Earliest Radiocarbon Dates from Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Radiocarbon. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200046932
```

[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200046932)

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**SRC** 0D69Y9ZE0N0B

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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