Contribution of luminescence datings to Middle East site studies and preliminary results for the Nesher Ramla site (Israel)

Gilles Guérin; Hélène Valladas; Jean Louis Joron; Norbert Mercier; Jean Louis Reyss; Yossi Zaidner

doi:10.1016/j.anthro.2017.03.003

Contribution of luminescence datings to Middle East site studies and preliminary results for the Nesher Ramla site (Israel)

Gilles Guérin^*, Hélène Valladas, Jean Louis Joron, Norbert Mercier, Jean Louis Reyss, Yossi Zaidner

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After a short presentation of the thermoluminescence (TL) dating method, we propose a review of the ages obtained on heated flints coming from Middle East caves attributed to the Middle Palaeolithic period. As some of these sites have produced human fossils, the TL datings give clues to evolution of the prehistoric settlement of this region and appearance of modern man, more than 100,000 years ago. Then, we focus on the Nesher Ramla site (Judea, Israel), an exceptional open-air site that displays an extended Middle Palaeolithic stratigraphy. Preliminary TL datings of heated flints are discussed and compared to optically stimulated luminescence ages obtained on quartz grains from the archaeological levels (Zaidner et al., 2014).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-45
Number of pages	11
Journal	Anthropologie (France)
Volume	121
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anthro.2017.03.003
State	Published - May 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Burnt flints
Middle East
Nesher Ramla
Thermoluminescence

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