U-Series Dating of Paleolithic Art in 11 Caves in Spain-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

U-Series Dating of Paleolithic Art in 11 Caves in Spain

Published:2012-06-15 Issue:6087 Volume:336 Page:1409-1413
ISSN:0036-8075
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language:en
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Author:

Pike A. W. G.¹,Hoffmann D. L.²³,García-Diez M.⁴,Pettitt P. B.⁵,Alcolea J.⁶,De Balbín R.⁶,González-Sainz C.⁷,de las Heras C.⁸,Lasheras J. A.⁸,Montes R.⁸,Zilhão J.⁹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, 43 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UU, UK.

2. Bristol Isotope Group, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK.

3. Centro Nacional de Investigatión sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca s/n, 09002 Burgos, Spain.

4. Department of Geography, Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), c/ Tomás y Valiente s/n, 01006 Vitoria,Spain.

5. Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, Northgate House, West Street, Sheffield S1 4ET, UK.

6. Prehistory Section, University of Alcalá de Henares, c/ Colegios 2, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.

7. Department of Historic Sciences, University of Cantabria, Avenida Los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain.

8. Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigación de Altamira. 39330 Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain.

9. University of Barcelona/Institució Catalana de Reserca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Departament de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia (SERP), c/ Montalegre 6, 08001 Barcelona, Spain.

Abstract

Dating Cave Paintings A number of caves in Europe contain exquisite ancient art. Most of the art has been thought to be produced during the time of last glaciation by recently arrived modern humans, but dating of the art has been problematic because the art contains only minimal amounts of carbon for radiocarbon dating. Pike et al. (p. 1409 ; see the cover; see the Perspective by

Hellstrom

) have now obtained U-series dates on the calcite crusts that formed over the art from 11 caves in northwestern Spain. The ages from three caves are older than 35,000 years ago, and one dates to nearly 41,000 years ago. The earliest art used primarily red and was relatively formless; animal depictions appeared later. This dating is near the time of the arrival of modern humans and, because Neandertals were also present, complicates identifying the artists.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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