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 …
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 …
Stable isotopes show Homo sapiens dispersed into cold steppes ~45,000 years ago at Ilsenhöhle in Ranis, Germany
The spread of Homo sapiens into new habitats across Eurasia~ 45,000 years ago and the
concurrent disappearance of Neanderthals represents a critical evolutionary turnover in our …
concurrent disappearance of Neanderthals represents a critical evolutionary turnover in our …
A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria
Abstract The stratigraphy at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria, spans the Middle to Upper
Palaeolithic transition, including an Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) assemblage argued to …
Palaeolithic transition, including an Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) assemblage argued to …
Homo sapiens reached the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago
Abstract The Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Europe is associated with the
regional disappearance of Neanderthals and the spread of Homo sapiens. Late …
regional disappearance of Neanderthals and the spread of Homo sapiens. Late …
A 23,000-year-old southern Iberian individual links human groups that lived in Western Europe before and after the Last Glacial Maximum
V Villalba-Mouco, MS van de Loosdrecht… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Human populations underwent range contractions during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)
which had lasting and dramatic effects on their genetic variation. The genetic ancestry of …
which had lasting and dramatic effects on their genetic variation. The genetic ancestry of …
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 …
The ecology, subsistence and diet of ~45,000-year-old Homo sapiens at Ilsenhöhle in Ranis, Germany
Abstract Recent excavations at Ranis (Germany) identified an early dispersal of Homo
sapiens into the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago. Here we integrate results …
sapiens into the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago. Here we integrate results …
“Here we go again”: the inspection of collagen extraction protocols for 14C dating and palaeodietary analysis
Archaeological bone collagen is highly useful for radiocarbon (14C) dating and
palaeodietary reconstruction. However, collagen preservation and carbon contamination are …
palaeodietary reconstruction. However, collagen preservation and carbon contamination are …
Linking structural and compositional changes in archaeological human bone collagen: An FTIR-ATR approach
A Martínez Cortizas, O López-Costas - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Collagen is the main structural and most abundant protein in the human body, and it is
routinely extracted and analysed in scientific archaeology. Its degree of preservation is …
routinely extracted and analysed in scientific archaeology. Its degree of preservation is …