Thermoluminescence dates for the Neanderthal burial site at Kebara in Israel

A report that thermoluminescence dates from 38 specimens of burnt flint recovered from 4 m of Kebara cave deposits ranging from about 60,000 to 48,000 years before present indicates that Neanderthals were present in the Mediterranean Levant in the latter part of the middle palaeolithic.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1987-11, Vol.330 (6144), p.159-160
Hauptverfasser:	Valladas, H, Joron, J. L, Valladas, G, Arensburg, B, Bar-Yosef, O, Belfer-Cohen, A, Goldberg, P, Laville, H, Meignen, L, Rak, Y, Tchernov, E, Tillier, A. M, Vandermeersch, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ancient civilizations Archaeology Continental interfaces, environment Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Evolution Exact sciences and technology Geochronology Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology Marine and continental quaternary Ocean, Atmosphere Paleontology Sciences of the Universe Surficial geology Thermoluminescence
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Zusammenfassung:	A report that thermoluminescence dates from 38 specimens of burnt flint recovered from 4 m of Kebara cave deposits ranging from about 60,000 to 48,000 years before present indicates that Neanderthals were present in the Mediterranean Levant in the latter part of the middle palaeolithic.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/330159a0