The Pech-de-l'Azé I Neandertal child: ESR, uranium-series, and AMS 14C dating of its MTA type B context

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 455-466

  Soressi, M ^a   Jones, H L ^b   Rink, W J ^c   Maureille, B ^d   Tillier, A m ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

AMS 14C; ESR; Mousterian of Acheulean tradition type B; Neandertal; Pech de l'Az I; Radiometric dating; U series

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; NEANDERTHAL; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON; SKULL; TOOTH;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33947425256     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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