SHEN , G.

The origin of modern humans continues to be one of the most heavily debated topics within paleoanthropology. Eastern Asia, and particularly China, is a geographic region that is taking on increasing importance in resolving some of these debates (Stringer, 2002; Wu, 2004; Trinkaus, 2005; Norton and Jin, 2009; Bae, 2010; Liu et al., 2010a,b). The...

ESR dating was carried out on Cervus elaphus tooth enamel samples from the depositional sequence of Lazaret Cave, Nice, France. The deposits contain Anteneandertal hominid fossils associated with abundant lithic artefacts and faunal remains. Three samples from the Mousterian occupations in complex CIII (Fouille d'entrée) yielded early uptake...

Refined radio-isotopic dating techniques have been applied to Orgnac 3, a Late Acheulean and Early Middle Palaeolithic site in France. Evidence of Levallois core technology appeared in level 4b in the middle of the sequence, became predominant in the upper horizons, and was best represented in uppermost level 1, making the site one of the...

Les radionucléides 26Al et 10Be produits in situ dans le quartz proche de la surface du sol, par des rayonnements cosmiques secondaires, peuvent être utilisés pour la datation de dépôts sédimentaires. L'article présenté ici rappelle le principe, les conditions préalables et les facteurs limitants de cette méthode de datation nouvellement...

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