Aragonite is one of the metastable polymorphs of calcium carbonate and is commonly found
at archaeological sites in the form of mollusk shells and speleothems. Other occurrences …

Based on uranium-thorium (U-Th) dating of calcite deposits overlying paintings in three
Spanish caves, Hoffmann et al.(2018a) have proposed that a rectangular sign at La Pasiega …

Two stalagmites from Nerja cave (Andalusia, Spain) were studied. The cave is well known
because of its long human occupation from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic and its …

U/Th data obtained on CaCO 3 layers covering rock art at Nerja Cave (Spain) evidence
erroneous ages and an inverse relation between uranium concentration and apparent ages …

Rock art dating has been one of the major challenges since its discovery and recognition.
The methods have evolved through the last century, beginning with the study of …

The rock art and the associated natural scenery at 38 sites located in the Zuojiang River
valley, in the southwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China, were …

In the excitement of the widely publicized new finds of Aurignacian art from Chauvet, from
the Swabian Jura and from as far afield as Pestera Coliboaia in Romania, it has almost been …

Paleolithic rock paintings are known from many parts of the world, including Africa, Australia,
Europe and Island Southeast Asia. However, no Paleolithic rock paintings have yet been …

Abstract The chronology of European Upper Palaeolithic cave art is poorly known. Three
chronometric techniques are commonly applicable: AMS 14 C, TL and U–Th, and in recent …

This article attempts to provide a relatively complete synthesis of what is currently known
about the transition from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic and the development of human …