Application of U/Th and 40Ar/39Ar dating to Orgnac 3, a Late Acheulean and Early Middle Palaeolithic site in Ardèche, France.

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 upper...

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Main Authors: Véronique Michel, Guanjun Shen, Chuan-Chou Shen, Chung-Che Wu, Chrystèle Vérati, Sylvain Gallet, Marie-Hélène Moncel, Jean Combier, Samir Khatib, Michel Manetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857827?pdf=render