# Steelman 2021: Implications for rock art dating from the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, TX: A review > Karen L. Steelman, Carolyn E. Boyd, Lennon N. Bates, 2021. 14 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Why the early White Shaman paint dates cannot be… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKGBACYHRR/implications-for-rock-art-dating-from-the-lower-pecos Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[White Shaman Mural](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural)Steelman 2021 **0** # Implications for rock art dating from the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, TX: A review Karen L. Steelman, Carolyn E. Boyd, Lennon N. Bates, 2021. _Quaternary Geochronology 63, 101167_. Reviews the 32 radiocarbon measurements Rowe's Texas A&M laboratory made on Lower Pecos paintings in the 1990s and 2000s, 29 of them on 16 Pecos River style paintings, and finds every one problematic for lack of sample provenience, chemical pretreatment or controls on unpainted rock. Table 1 lists four such dates for the White Shaman mural (41VV124). The accepted manuscript is free on NSF PAR. **White Shaman MuralSecondary source** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.quageo.2021.101167](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2021.101167)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here Why the early White Shaman paint dates cannot be used. ## Cited by on this site 14 records [The White Shaman mural](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/artifacts/ART0DCKP3TBH489/the-white-shaman-mural) ART [Earlier legacy dates for the style ran older than the White Shaman results](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/evidence/EVD0DCKRVD0HQZ4/earlier-legacy-dates-for-the-style-ran-older-than-the-white) Evidence EVD [Every legacy Lower Pecos paint date is judged problematic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/evidence/EVD0DCKRSXD4ZBT/every-legacy-lower-pecos-paint-date-is-judged-problematic) Evidence EVD [Four early paint dates from the mural, 1460 to 2420 radiocarbon years BP](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/evidence/EVD0DCKRRW74XXZ/four-early-paint-dates-from-the-mural-1460-to-2420) Evidence EVD [The four dates spread over about 960 radiocarbon years for a single painting](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/evidence/EVD0DCKRTEMA4WC/the-four-dates-spread-over-about-960-radiocarbon-years-for-a) Evidence EVD [The legacy dates are set aside and the mural has not been re-dated](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/evidence/EVD0DCKRTX4HQDS/the-legacy-dates-are-set-aside-and-the-mural-has-not-been-re) Evidence EVD [Rowe publishes four paint dates from the White Shaman mural](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/events/EVT0DCKN81VJH0Q/rowe-publishes-four-paint-dates-from-the-white-shaman-mural) EVT [Steelman, Boyd and Bates reject the early Lower Pecos paint dates](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/events/EVT0DCKNHWTK4N9/steelman-boyd-and-bates-reject-the-early-lower-pecos-paint) EVT [The first Pecos River style painting is dated by plasma oxidation](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/events/EVT0DCKN68GVZDV/the-first-pecos-river-style-painting-is-dated-by-plasma) EVT [Karen L. Steelman](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/people/FIG0DCKKYHSASGE/karen-l-steelman) FIG [Marvin W. Rowe](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/people/FIG0DCKKZHB18AH/marvin-w-rowe) FIG [The White Shaman Mural](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural) The mystery article MYS [Texas A&M University (Rowe laboratory)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/organisations/ORG0DCKMNBN29HT/texas-a-m-university-rowe-laboratory) ORG [When was the White Shaman mural painted?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/questions/QST0DCKPKVJK0QF/when-was-the-white-shaman-mural-painted) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Steelman, K. L., Boyd, C. E., & Bates, L. N. (2021). Implications for rock art dating from the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, TX: A review. Quaternary Geochronology 63, 101167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2021.101167 ``` [Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2021.101167) Key **SRC** 0DCKGBACYHRR Kind Journal article Rights The publisher's Kept 28 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKGBACYHRR/implications-for-rock-art-dating-from-the-lower-pecos/csl.json)