Comment on “U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art”.

Slimak, Ludovic, Fietzke, Jan , Geneste, Jean-Michel and Ontanon, Roberto (2018) Comment on “U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art”. Science, 361 (6408). eaau1371. DOI 10.1126/science.aau1371.

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Abstract

Hoffmann et al. (Reports, 23 February 2018, p. 912) report the discovery of parietal art older than 64,800 years and attributed to Neanderthals, at least 25 millennia before the oldest parietal art ever found. Instead, critical evaluation of their geochronological data seems to provide stronger support for an age of 47,000 years, which is much more consistent with the archaeological background in hand.

Document Type: Article
Additional Information: Technical comment ; WOS:000445152500002
Keywords: U-Th dating, cave art, Neandertal
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB2 Marine Biogeochemistry > FB2-MG Marine Geosystems
OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB4 Dynamics of the Ocean Floor > FB4-MUHS
Refereed: No
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date Deposited: 12 Oct 2018 10:10
Last Modified: 15 Oct 2018 13:07
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/44482

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