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Dating and Context of Three Middle Stone Age Sites with Bone Points in the Upper Semliki Valley, Zaire

Abstract

The extent to which the earliest anatomically modern humans in Africa exhibited behavioral and cognitive traits typical of Homo sapiens sapiens is controversial. In eastern Zaire, archaeological sites with bone points have yielded dates older than 89(-15)+22 thousand years ago by several techniques. These include electron spin resonance, thermoluminescence, optically stimulated luminescence, uranium series, and amino acid racemization. Faunal …

Authors

Brooks AS; Helgren DM; Cramer JS; Franklin A; Hornyak W; Keating JM; Klein RG; Rink WJ; Schwarcz H; Smith JNL

Journal

Science, Vol. 268, No. 5210, pp. 548–553

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Publication Date

April 28, 1995

DOI

10.1126/science.7725099

ISSN

0036-8075