Speleology and magnetobiostratigraphic chronology of the GD 2 locality of the Gondolin hominin-bearing paleocave deposits, North West Province, South Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 617-631

  Herries, Andy I R ^a,e   Adams, Justin W ^b,c   Kuykendall, Kevin L ^c,d   Shaw, John ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e Geomagnetism Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Biochronology; Dolomite Paleocave; Early Pleistocene; Olduvai Event; Paleomagnetism; Speleology

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; OLDUVAI EVENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLEISTOCENE; SPELEOLOGY; SPELEOTHEM;

AFRICA; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS;

EID: 33750630285     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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