Journal article
Neanderthal skeleton from Tabun: U-series data by gamma-ray spectrometry
Abstract
The Neanderthal hominid Tabun C1, found in Israel by Garrod & Bate, was attributed to either layer B or C of their stratigraphic sequence. We have used gamma-ray spectrometry to determine the 230Th/234U and 231Pa/235U ratios of two bones from this skeleton, the mandible and a femur. The ages calculated from these ratios depend on the uranium uptake history of the bones. Assuming a model of early U (EU) uptake the age of the Tabun C1 mandible is …
Authors
Simpson HP; Schwarcz JJ; Stringer CB
Journal
Journal of Human Evolution, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 635–645
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 1998
DOI
10.1006/jhev.1998.0252
ISSN
0047-2484