A targeted drilling and dating campaign to identify Stone Age archaeological sites before excavation in west coast southern Africa
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Here we present the results of a targeted drilling campaign that facilitated geochronological study with coarse sampling resolution inside new cave site, Simons Cave, on west coast southern Africa. A combination radiocarbon (14C) dating and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) was used as range-finder. Results confirmed preservation Holocene late Pleistocene sediments up to 133 ± 35 ka, overlapping ages Middle Stone Age (MSA) occupations broader region. subsequent, systematic test-excavation at site then embarked second higher resolution. Ultimately, comparative potential Cave for exploration hominin occupation through later Holocene, yet raised several issues concerning direct comparability information deriving from drilled sediment cores actual archaeological excavation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Quaternary Geochronology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1878-0350', '1871-1014']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2022.101314