Coupled U-series and OSL dating of a Late Pleistocene cave sediment sequence, Morocco, North Africa: Significance for constructing Palaeolithic chronologies

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Cave sequences provide some of the most important archives of Palaeolithic archaeology that are currently available. The potential value of such sequences is, however, frequently limited by the problems associated with constructing robust chronologies for archaeologically significant levels. In this study, we apply 230Th/U and OSL SAR techniques to the dating of deposits from the Calcareous Group at Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt, eastern Morocco. The advantage of combi...

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Authors: Clark-Balzan, L; Candy, I; Schwenninger, J; Bouzouggar, A; Blockley, S

• Journal: Quaternary Geochronology
• Volume: 12
• Pages: 53-64
• Publication date: 2012-10-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.06.006
• ISSN: 1871-1014
• Language: English
• Keywords: U-series; Bayesian analysis; Optically stimulated luminescence; Aterian; Middle Stone Age; Taforalt