Radiometric dates for the Middle Palaeolithic sequence of Payre (Ardèche, France)

Valladas, Hélène; Mercier, Norbert; Ayliffe, Linda K.; Falguères, Christophe; Bahain, Jean‐Jacques; Dolo, Jean‐Michel; Froget, L.; Joron, Jean-Louis; Masaoudi, Hassan; Reyss, Jean-Louis; Moncel, Marie‐Hélène

doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2008.01.001

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“…After this, Payre cave was progressively reduced to become a shelter for open-air human occupations during the last period of sedimentation, the D and C levels. The deposits of unit D (average age of 144 AE 11 ka by U/Th and ESR) are also attributed to the end of MIS 6 or the beginning of MIS 5 (Masaoudi et al, 1997;Valladas et al, 2008;. Paleoenvironmental reconstructions suggest that the three main occupation levels (G, F, and D units) correspond to temperate and humid interstadial phases (Fig.…”

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“…Bones and large mammal teeth were dated by U-Th and ESR, and burned flint, sampled on the basal stalagmitic floor and throughout the sequence, by TL (Masaoudi et al, 1997;Moncel et al, 2002;. TIMS dates (Valladas et al, 2008) suggest that the stalagmitic floor was formed in the cave during the end of MIS 8 and MIS 7. This is overlain by G level which is characterized by orange clay containing numerous stones and slabs, and which has yielded most of the scattered human remains of two occupations.…”

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Points and convergent tools in the European Early Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre (SE, France)

Moncel¹,

Chacón²,

Coudenneau³

et al. 2009

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Points and convergent tools in the European Early Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre (SE, France)

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Chacón²,

Coudenneau³

et al. 2009

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…These remains are scattered on a small surface and belong to a unique level Condemi, 1996, 1997). This deposit is dated to MIS 8-7 by U/Th, ESR and TL dating processed on bones and teeth (Masaoudi et al, 1997;Moncel et al, 2002;Valladas et al, 2008). Micromammal assemblage testifies from a cold and dry climate (Moncel et al, 2002).…”

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Seasonality and intra-site variation of Neanderthal occupations in the Middle Palaeolithic locality of Payre (Ardèche, France) using dental wear analyses

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Moncel

Patou‐Mathis

2009

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…The dating studies involving a range of methods has recently been summarised by Valladas et al (2008). Layers D and E yielded ESR/U-series age estimates on faunal materials as well as thermoluminescence results on burnt flint in the vicinity of 150,000 years, while those on Layers F and G were in the range of 200,000-300,000 years without being distinguishable between these two layers.…”

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High resolution analysis of uranium and thorium concentration as well as U-series isotope distributions in a Neanderthal tooth from Payre (Ardèche, France) using laser ablation ICP-MS

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Aubert

Joannes‐Boyau

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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Moncel, M. (2008). High resolution analysis of uranium and thorium concentration as well as U-series isotope distributions in a Neanderthal tooth from Payre (Ardeche, France) using laser ablation ICP-MS. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (21), 5278-5290. High resolution analysis of uranium and thorium concentration as well as U-series isotope distributions in a Neanderthal tooth from Payre (Ardeche, France) using laser ablation ICP-MS AbstractWe have mapped U (238U) and Th (232Th) elemental concentrations as well as U-series isotope distributions in a Neanderthal tooth from the Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre using laser ablation ICP-MS. The U-concentrations in an enamel section varied between 1 and 1500 ppb. The U-concentration maps show that U-migration through the external enamel surface is minute, the bulk of the uranium having migrated internally via the dentine into the enamel. The uranium migration and uptake is critically dependent on the mineralogical structure of the enamel. Increased U-concentrations are observed along lineaments, some of which are associated with cracks, and others may be related to intra-prismatic zones or structural weaknesses reaching from the dentine into the enamel. The uranium concentrations in the dentine vary between about 25,000 and 45,000 ppb. Our systematic mapping of U-concentration and U-series isotopes provides insight into the time domain of U-accumulation. Most of the uranium was accumulated in an early stage of burial, with some much later overprints. None of the uranium concentration and U-series profiles across the root of the tooth complied with a single stage diffusion-adsorption (D-A) model that is used for quality control in Useries dating of bones and teeth. Nevertheless, in the domains that yielded the oldest apparent U-series age estimates, U-leaching could be excluded. This means that the oldest apparent U-series ages of around 200 ka represent a minimum age for this Neanderthal specimen. This is in good agreement with independent age assessments (200-230 ka) for the archaeological layer, in which it was found. The Th elemental concentrations in the dental tissues were generally low (between about 1 and 20 ppb), and show little relationship with the nature of the tissue. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AbstractWe have mapped U ( 238 U) and Th ( 232 Th) elemental concentrations as well as U-series isotope distributions in a Neanderthal tooth from the Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre using laser ablation ICP-MS. The U-concentrations in an enamel section varied between 1 and 1500 ppb. The U-concentration maps show that U-migration through the external enamel surface is minute, the bulk of the uranium having migrated internally via the dentine into the enamel. The uranium migration and uptake is critically dependent on the mineralogical structure of the enamel. Increased U-concentrations are observed along lineaments, some of which are associated with cracks, and others may be related to intra-prismatic zones or structural weaknesses reachin...

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Radiometric dates for the Middle Palaeolithic sequence of Payre (Ardèche, France)

Cited by 59 publications

References 29 publications

Points and convergent tools in the European Early Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre (SE, France)

Points and convergent tools in the European Early Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre (SE, France)

Seasonality and intra-site variation of Neanderthal occupations in the Middle Palaeolithic locality of Payre (Ardèche, France) using dental wear analyses

High resolution analysis of uranium and thorium concentration as well as U-series isotope distributions in a Neanderthal tooth from Payre (Ardèche, France) using laser ablation ICP-MS

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