Reassessing the age of Atapuerca-TD6 (Spain): New paleomagnetic results

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4586-4595

  Pares J M ^a   Arnold, L ^a   Duval, M ^a   Demuro, M ^a   Perez Gonzalez A ^a   Bermudez de Castro J M ^a   Carbonell, E ^b   Arsuaga, J L ^c  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^c Centro UCM ISCIII para la Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atapuerca Gran Dolina TD6; Geochronology; Hominins; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

BRUNHES CHRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MATUYAMA CHRON; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84882646600     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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