ESR dates for the hominid burial site of Qafzeh in Israel

doi:10.1016/0047-2484(88)90063-2

Journal of Human Evolution

Volume 17, Issue 8, December 1988, Pages 733-737

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Abstract

Early modern hominids are found buried at the mouth of a cave at Qafzeh near Nazareth, Israel. They are associated with a Middle Paleolithic lithic industry. Previous dating of this site by TL analysis of burnt flint (Valladas et al., 1988) gave an age of 92 ± 5 kyr. We have now used the ESR method to date enamel of teeth of large mammals from the hominid-bearing layers. Assuming a constant rate of uptake of U through time by the teeth, we obtain an age of 115 ± 15 kyr. This is consistent with the TL results demonstrating early arrival of fully modern humans in Southwestern Asia.

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ESR dates for the hominid burial site of Qafzeh in Israel

Abstract

Nuclear Tracks

Notes concerning the possible age of the Mousterian layers in Qafzeh cave

Etude preliminaire de la faune provenant de la grotte du Djebel Qafzeh pres de Nazareth, Israel

Paleorient

ESR dating of tooth enamel

Can. J. Earth. Sci

The middle Paleolithic of the Southern Levant from the perspective of Tabun Cave

An amino acid racemization chronology for Tabun

ESR dating of level L23 at La Micoque (Dordogne), France: Excavations of Debenath and Rigaud

Geoarchaeology

New evidence for the age of the Bilzingsleben archaeological site

Archaeometry

ESR dating of level $L2 3$ at La Micoque (Dordogne), France: Excavations of Debenath and Rigaud