Dating Palaeolithic cave art: Why U-Th is the way to go

The chronology of European Upper Palaeolithic cave art is poorly known. Three chronometric techniques are commonly applicable: AMS 14C, TL and U-Th, and in recent years the efficacy of each has been the subject of considerable debate. We review here the use of the U-Th technique to date the formatio...

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Main Authors: Pike, A.W.G (Author), Hoffmann, D.L (Author), Pettitt, P.B (Author), Garcia-Diez, M. (Author), Zilhao, J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017-03-08.
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