Chronometric data and stratigraphic evidence support discontinuity between Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens in the Italian Peninsula

T Higham, M Frouin, K Douka, A Ronchitelli… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The process by which Palaeolithic Europe was transformed from a Neanderthal-dominated
region to one occupied exclusively by Homo sapiens has proven challenging to diagnose. A …

Sand ridges from the coastal zone of southern Thailand reflect late quaternary sea-level history and environmental conditions in Sundaland

S Leknettip, S Chawchai, M Choowong… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
At many times during the Quaternary, when the global sea level was much lower than today
(at least 30 m), the Thai-Malay Peninsula was connected by land to the Indonesian …

LDAC: An Excel-based program for luminescence equivalent dose and burial age calculations

P Liang, SL Forman - ancient TL, 2019 - ancienttl.org
In the past 20 years optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating has advanced as a
wellestablished geochronometer for dating Quaternary sediments. Currently, there are …

Infrared radiofluorescence (IR-RF) dating: A review

MK Murari, S Kreutzer, G King, M Frouin… - Quaternary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Luminescence dating methods on natural minerals such as quartz and feldspars are
indispensable for establishing chronologies in Quaternary Science. Commonly applied …

Paleolakes and socioecological implications of last glacial “greening” of the South African interior

AS Carr, BM Chase, SJ Birkinshaw… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Determining the timing and drivers of Pleistocene hydrological change in the interior of
South Africa is critical for testing hypotheses regarding the presence, dynamics, and …

A Bayesian hierarchical age model for optical dating of single grains of quartz

B Li, Z Jacobs, RG Roberts - Quaternary Geochronology, 2023 - Elsevier
In optical dating, the last time that a sample of sediment was exposed to sunlight is
determined by dividing its equivalent dose (D e) by the dose rate. For single-grain dating …

Establishing standardised growth curves (SGCs) for OSL signals from individual grains of quartz: A continental-scale case study

X Fu, B Li, Z Jacobs, NR Jankowski, TJ Cohen… - Quaternary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The standardised growth curve (SGC) procedure is a technique that can facilitate rapid D e
estimation. In this study, we apply a least-squares (LS) normalisation procedure to single …

[HTML][HTML] A refined chronology for the Middle and early Upper Paleolithic sequence of Riparo Mochi (Liguria, Italy)

M Frouin, K Douka, AK Dave, JL Schwenninger… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Riparo Mochi rock shelter, located on the Ligurian coast of Italy, is one of the
most important early Upper Paleolithic sites on the Mediterranean rim. Its∼ 10-m-deep …

Investigating optical dating of carbonate-rich cobbles from a river terrace: A pilot study from the Mula Valley, Spain

L Ageby, D Brill, DE Angelucci, H Brückner… - Radiation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rock surface luminescence dating has emerged as a powerful geochronological tool;
however, the method requires lithologies containing sufficient amounts of quartz or feldspar …

Late glacial to Holocene fluvial dynamics in the Upper Rhine alluvial plain, France

M Abdulkarim, L Schmitt, A Fülling, C Rambeau… - Quaternary …, 2024 - cambridge.org
High-resolution sedimentological and geochronological investigations of paleochannel
systems in the Ried Central d'Alsace (northeastern France) allow for the reconstruction of …