Statement of Retraction: Pastoral Paleoclimate Palimpsests of the South-Central Andes: High-Altitude Herder Dwellings in the 2nd Millennium a.d.

This article refers to:

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Pastoral Paleoclimate Palimpsests of the South-Central Andes: High-Altitude Herder Dwellings in the 2nd Millennium a.d.

We, the Editor[s] and Publisher of Journal of Field Archaeology, have retracted the following article:

Sarah I. Baitzel, Martin Polo y La Borda, Bronwen L. Konecky, Jarunetr Sae-Lim and Arturo F. Rivera Infante; Pastoral Paleoclimate Palimpsests of the South-Central Andes: High-Altitude Herder Dwellings in the 2nd Millennium a.d. Journal of Field Archaeology VOL 47, 2022 pages 341-359 DOI: 10.1080/00934690.2022.2072161

Since publication, concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors checked their data and confirmed there are fundamental errors present. Therefore, they have agreed to the retraction of this article. The authors apologise for this oversight.

We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.

The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.