Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating uses the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon (14C) to measure time
and date objects containing carbon-bearing material. With a half-life of 5,700±30 years …
and date objects containing carbon-bearing material. With a half-life of 5,700±30 years …
[HTML][HTML] Initial Upper Palaeolithic humans in Europe had recent Neanderthal ancestry
Modern humans appeared in Europe by at least 45,000 years ago 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, but the extent
of their interactions with Neanderthals, who disappeared by about 40,000 years ago 6, and …
of their interactions with Neanderthals, who disappeared by about 40,000 years ago 6, and …
Initial Upper Palaeolithic Homo sapiens from Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria
Abstract The Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Europe witnessed the replacement
and partial absorption of local Neanderthal populations by Homo sapiens populations of …
and partial absorption of local Neanderthal populations by Homo sapiens populations of …
Close encounters vs. missed connections? A critical review of the evidence for Late Pleistocene hominin interactions in western Eurasia
C Finlayson, C Zollikofer, MP de León… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the study of ancient DNA recovered from fossils and cave sediments
have profoundly changed our views on the biological and cultural interactions between …
have profoundly changed our views on the biological and cultural interactions between …
[HTML][HTML] Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant
Artefacts made from stones, bones and teeth are fundamental to our understanding of
human subsistence strategies, behaviour and culture in the Pleistocene. Although these …
human subsistence strategies, behaviour and culture in the Pleistocene. Although these …
A 51,000-year-old engraved bone reveals Neanderthals' capacity for symbolic behaviour
While there is substantial evidence for art and symbolic behaviour in early Homo sapiens
across Africa and Eurasia, similar evidence connected to Neanderthals is sparse and often …
across Africa and Eurasia, similar evidence connected to Neanderthals is sparse and often …
The early Aurignacian dispersal of modern humans into westernmost Eurasia
JA Haws, MM Benedetti, S Talamo… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Documenting the first appearance of modern humans in a given region is key to
understanding the dispersal process and the replacement or assimilation of indigenous …
understanding the dispersal process and the replacement or assimilation of indigenous …
Optimal linear estimation models predict 1400–2900 years of overlap between Homo sapiens and Neandertals prior to their disappearance from France and northern …
Recent fossil discoveries suggest that Neandertals and Homo sapiens may have co-existed
in Europe for as long as 5 to 6000 years. Yet, evidence for their contemporaneity at any …
in Europe for as long as 5 to 6000 years. Yet, evidence for their contemporaneity at any …
Subarctic climate for the earliest Homo sapiens in Europe
The expansion of Homo sapiens across Eurasia marked a major milestone in human
evolution that would eventually lead to our species being found across every continent …
evolution that would eventually lead to our species being found across every continent …
[HTML][HTML] The earliest unambiguous neanderthal engravings on cave walls: La Roche-Cotard, Loire Valley, France
Here we report on Neanderthal engravings on a cave wall at La Roche-Cotard (LRC) in
central France, made more than 57±3 thousand years ago. Following human occupation …
central France, made more than 57±3 thousand years ago. Following human occupation …