U-series dating of Zhangkou Cave in Yiliang, Yunnan Province: Evidence for human activities in China during 40-100 ka

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 355-359

  Shen, Guanjun ^a   Li, Jiankun ^b   Ji, Xueping ^c  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Administration of Cultural Relics of Yiliang County   (China)

^c Yunnan Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Origin of modern humans; Southwest China; Speleothem calcite; U series dating; Zhangkou Cave

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 33749645808     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0555     Document Type: Article

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