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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Radiometric dating of the Earlier Stone Age sequence in Excavation I at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa: preliminary results
Journal of Human Evolution, Volume 55, No. 1, Year 2008
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We present here the results of 44 paleomagnetic measurements, and single cosmogenic burial and optically stimulated luminescence ages for the Earlier Stone Age deposits from Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape, South Africa. The resulting paleomagnetic sequence: N > R > N > R > N constrains the Earlier Stone Age strata in this part of the site to between ∼0.78-1.96 Ma. A single cosmogenic date of ∼2.0 Ma from the base of the section offers some corroboration for the paleomagnetic sequence. Preliminary results indicate that the small lithic assemblage from the basal stratum may contain an Oldowan facies. This is overlain by several strata containing Acheulean industries. The preliminary radiometric dates reported here place the onset of the Acheulean at this site to ∼1.6 Ma, which is roughly contemporaneous with that of East Africa. © 2008.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chazan, Michael
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Ron, Hagai
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Matmon, Ari
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Porat, Naomi
Israel, Jerusalem
Geological Survey of Israel
Goldberg, Paul S.
United States, Boston
Boston University
Yates, Royden J.
South Africa, Cape Town
Iziko South African Museum
Avery, Margaret D.
South Africa, Cape Town
Iziko South African Museum
Sumner, Alexandra
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Horwitz, Liora Kolska
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Statistics
Citations: 125
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.004
ISSN:
00472484
Study Locations
Multi-countries
South Africa