Published 1980 | Version v1
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Uranium-series dating of the hominid-bearing travertine deposit at Bilzingsleben, G.D.R. and its stratigraphic significance

Creators

  • 1. Warsaw Univ. (Poland)
  • 2. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, Glasgow (UK)

Description

The hominid- and artifact-bearing travertine deposits from Bilzingsleben in G.D.R. have been dated by the 230Th/234U method at 228,000 (+17,000-12,000) years B.P. Correlation with the marine foraminiferal oxygen isotope record and North-American/European speleothem records indicates that this travertine was deposited during the penultimate interglacial, that is the Ruegen-Warmzeit Interglacial in the local glacial stratigraphic sequence. Related stratigraphic correlations and some archaeological problems are briefly discussed in view of this new age data. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Geol. Pol.
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
1
Series
Acta Geol. Pol.
Journal Page Range
1-14
ISSN
0001-5709

INIS

Country of Publication
Poland
Country of Input or Organization
Poland
INIS RN
12641064
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOLOGY; ISOTOPE DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; THORIUM 230; URANIUM 234
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AGE ESTIMATION; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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