About the Authors
- Karen D. Lupo
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* E-mail: klupo@smu.edu
Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- Dave N. Schmitt
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Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- Christopher A. Kiahtipes
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Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- Jean-Paul Ndanga
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Affiliation Centre Universitaire de Recherche et de Documentation en Histoire et Archeologie Centraficaines, Université de Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic
- D. Craig Young
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Affiliation Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Carson City, Nevada, United States of America
- Bernard Simiti
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Affiliation Centre Universitaire de Recherche et de Documentation en Histoire et Archeologie Centraficaines, Université de Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: Co-author D. Craig Young is employed by Far Western Anthropological Research Group. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KL DS CK. Wrote the paper: KL DS CK. Conducted field recordation and excavations: KL DS CK JPN DCY. Analyzed the archaeological data: KL DS CK JPN DCY. Extracted the sediment core: CK DCY. Analyzed the sediment samples: CK. Characterized and described excavation profiles: DCY. Language translations: JPN. Researched historic documents: KL JPN BS. Edited the manuscript: KL DS CK JPN DCY BS.