Optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments over the past 200,000 years
EJ Rhodes - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Optical dating of sediment using optically stimulated luminescence has become important
for studying Earth surface processes, and this technique continues to develop rapidly. A …
for studying Earth surface processes, and this technique continues to develop rapidly. A …
Advances in optically stimulated luminescence dating of individual grains of quartz from archeological deposits
Paleoanthropologists and archeologists interested in occupation histories, faunal remains,
and objects of material culture have become increasingly reliant on optically stimulated …
and objects of material culture have become increasingly reliant on optically stimulated …
Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago
The time of arrival of people in Australia is an unresolved question. It is relevant to debates
about when modern humans first dispersed out of Africa and when their descendants …
about when modern humans first dispersed out of Africa and when their descendants …
Growth and retreat of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet, 31 000 to 15 000 years ago: the BRITICE‐CHRONO reconstruction
The BRITICE‐CHRONO consortium of researchers undertook a dating programme to
constrain the timing of advance, maximum extent and retreat of the British–Irish Ice Sheet …
constrain the timing of advance, maximum extent and retreat of the British–Irish Ice Sheet …
82,000-year-old shell beads from North Africa and implications for the origins of modern human behavior
The first appearance of explicitly symbolic objects in the archaeological record marks a
fundamental stage in the emergence of modern social behavior in Homo. Ornaments such …
fundamental stage in the emergence of modern social behavior in Homo. Ornaments such …
Anatomy of Mississippi Delta growth and its implications for coastal restoration
The decline of several of the world's largest deltas has spurred interest in expensive coastal
restoration projects to make these economically and ecologically vital regions more …
restoration projects to make these economically and ecologically vital regions more …
Humans thrived in South Africa through the Toba eruption about 74,000 years ago
Approximately 74 thousand years ago (ka), the Toba caldera erupted in Sumatra. Since the
magnitude of this eruption was first established, its effects on climate, environment and …
magnitude of this eruption was first established, its effects on climate, environment and …
The emergence of pottery in Africa during the tenth millennium cal BC: new evidence from Ounjougou (Mali)
E Huysecom, M Rasse, L Lespez, K Neumann… - Antiquity, 2009 - cambridge.org
New excavations in ravines at Ounjougou in Mali have brought to light a lithic and ceramic
assemblage that dates from before 9400 cal BC. The authors show that this first use of …
assemblage that dates from before 9400 cal BC. The authors show that this first use of …
[HTML][HTML] The chronostratigraphy of the Haua Fteah cave (Cyrenaica, northeast Libya)
The 1950s excavations by Charles McBurney in the Haua Fteah, a large karstic cave on the
coast of northeast Libya, revealed a deep sequence of human occupation. Most subsequent …
coast of northeast Libya, revealed a deep sequence of human occupation. Most subsequent …
Error variation in OSL palaeodose estimates from single aliquots of quartz: a factorial experiment
We use a factorial experiment to study systematic and random differences between
measured OSL palaeodoses for a variety of quartz samples. These include samples that …
measured OSL palaeodoses for a variety of quartz samples. These include samples that …