Journal article
Dating a flautist? Using ESR (electron spin resonance) in the Mousterian cave deposits at Divje Babe I, Slovenia
Abstract
The Divje Babe I site is located near Idrija in northwestern Slovenia. The cave contains Mousterian cultural artefacts left presumably by Neanderthals as well as numerous Ursus spelaeus teeth and bones. Among the Mousterian artefacts from layer 8 is a femur with four artificial holes thought to be a bone flute and the oldest known musical instrument. Sediment analyses indicate that the deposit represents at least six major shifts in climate, …
Authors
Lau B; Blackwell BAB; Schwarcz HP; Turk I; Blickstein JI
Journal
Geoarchaeology, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 507–536
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 1997
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199709)12:6<507::aid-gea2>3.0.co;2-2
ISSN
0883-6353