Radiometric dating of the Earlier Stone Age sequence in Excavation I at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa: preliminary results

@article{citeulike:2844039, abstract = {We present here the results of 44 paleomagnetic measurements, and single cosmogenic burial and optically stimulated luminescence ages for the Earlier Stone Age deposits from Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape, South Africa. The resulting paleomagnetic sequence: N > R > N > R > N constrains the Earlier Stone Age strata in this part of the site to between \~{}0.78-1.96 Ma. A single cosmogenic date of \~{}2.0 Ma from the base of the section offers some corroboration for the paleomagnetic sequence. Preliminary results indicate that the small lithic assemblage from the basal stratum may contain an Oldowan facies. This is overlain by several strata containing Acheulean industries. The preliminary radiometric dates reported here place the onset of the Acheulean at this site to \~{}1.6 Ma, which is roughly contemporaneous with that of East Africa.}, author = {Chazan, Michael and Ron, Hagai and Matmon, Ari and Porat, Naomi and Goldberg, Paul and Yates, Royden and Avery, Margaret and Sumner, Alexandra and Horwitz, Liora K. }, citeulike-article-id = {2844039}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.004}, journal = {Journal of Human Evolution}, keywords = {200805, afrique-du-sud, datation, paleolithique-inferieur}, posted-at = {2008-05-29 11:33:04}, priority = {2}, title = {Radiometric dating of the Earlier Stone Age sequence in Excavation I at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa: preliminary results}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.004}, volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2844039 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2844039 TI - Radiometric dating of the Earlier Stone Age sequence in Excavation I at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa: preliminary results JF - Journal of Human Evolution VL - In Press, Corrected Proof N2 - We present here the results of 44 paleomagnetic measurements, and single cosmogenic burial and optically stimulated luminescence ages for the Earlier Stone Age deposits from Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape, South Africa. The resulting paleomagnetic sequence: N > R > N > R > N constrains the Earlier Stone Age strata in this part of the site to between ~0.78-1.96 Ma. A single cosmogenic date of ~2.0 Ma from the base of the section offers some corroboration for the paleomagnetic sequence. Preliminary results indicate that the small lithic assemblage from the basal stratum may contain an Oldowan facies. This is overlain by several strata containing Acheulean industries. The preliminary radiometric dates reported here place the onset of the Acheulean at this site to ~1.6 Ma, which is roughly contemporaneous with that of East Africa. KW - 200805 KW - afrique-du-sud KW - datation KW - paleolithique-inferieur AU - Chazan, Michael AU - Ron, Hagai AU - Matmon, Ari AU - Porat, Naomi AU - Goldberg, Paul AU - Yates, Royden AU - Avery, Margaret AU - Sumner, Alexandra AU - Horwitz, Liora UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.004 ER -