Les rongeurs du sondage Séronie-Vivien de la grotte d’âge Pléistocène moyen de Pradayrol à Caniac‑du‑Causse (Lot)

Both tooth enamel and dentine contain hydroxyapatite, the mineral which provides the strong electron spin resonance (ESR) signal used in enamel dating. The radiation-induced signals in dentine are considerably weaker than those in enamel and also appear less stable. Clearly, enamel is preferred for ESR dating. Some teeth, however, do not possess enough enamel to date. Even if some enamel is present, dating the dentine yields additional age estimates for the tooth. While the dentine ESR signal is weak, its properties (e.g., dose response and response to power saturation) are the same as for enamel. Measurement can be improved by signal averaging. For the samples in this study, no significant signals from organic contamination were found, although the presence of organic material seriously complicated isothermal measurements of the signal lifetime. Evaluating the internal dose rate has been problematic, because U mobility affects dentine to a much greater extent than enamel. Moreover, multiple uptake events are more common in dentine. The best results were obtained with teeth aged between 40 and 400 ka. Dentine will not replace enamel as a dosimeter. Every new material that can be used, however, even in limited cases, widens the range of sites and samples that can be dated by ESR.

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Étude d’un indice odontométrique chez trois populations du campagnol des Pyrénées Microtus pyrenaicus (De Sélys Longchamps, 1847) (Rodentia, Arvicolinae) du Pléistocène moyen et supérieur

Brunet‐Lecomte¹

2019

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Revue d'archéologie préhistorique 30-1 | 2019 Varia Étude d'un indice odontométrique chez trois populations du campagnol des Pyrénées Microtus pyrenaicus (De Sélys Longchamps, 1847) (Rodentia, Arvicolinae) du Pléistocène moyen et supérieur Odontometrical index study in three populations of Pyrenean vole (Microtus pyrenaicus (de Sélys Longchamps, 1847) (Rodentia, Arvicolinae) of Middle and Upper Pleistocene

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Les rongeurs du sondage Séronie-Vivien de la grotte d’âge Pléistocène moyen de Pradayrol à Caniac‑du‑Causse (Lot)

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Étude d’un indice odontométrique chez trois populations du campagnol des Pyrénées Microtus pyrenaicus (De Sélys Longchamps, 1847) (Rodentia, Arvicolinae) du Pléistocène moyen et supérieur

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