First evidence of Pleistocene rock art in North Africa: Securing the age of the Qurta petroglyphs (Egypt) through OSL dating

Antiquity

Volumn 85, Issue 330, 2011, Pages 1184-1193

  Huyge, Dirk ^a   Vandenberghe, Dimitri A G ^b   De Dapper, Morgan ^b   Mees, Florias ^c   Claes, Wouter ^a   Darnell, John C ^d  

^a Royal Museums of Art and History   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egypt; North Africa; OSL dating; Pleistocene; Rock art; 15 ka minimum age

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155167066     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00061998     Document Type: Article

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