Hayonim Cave: a TL-based chronology of a Levantine Mousterian sequence
Norbert Mercier
(1, 2)
,
Hélène Valladas
(1, 2)
,
L. Froget
(1, 2)
,
J. L. Joron
,
Jean-Louis Reyss
(1, 3)
,
S. Weiner
,
Paul Goldberg
(4)
,
Liliane Meignen
(5)
,
Ofer Bar-Yosef
,
A. Belfer-Cohen
,
M. Chech
(6)
,
S. Kuhn
,
M. Stiner
,
Anne-Marie Tillier
(7)
,
B. Arensburg
,
Bernard Vandermeersch
(7)
1
LSCE -
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
2 GEOTRAC - Géochrononologie Traceurs Archéométrie
3 OCEANIS - Océan et Interfaces
4 Department of Archaeology
5 CEPAM - Centre d'Études Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
6 LAMNHN - Laboratoire d'anthropologie biologique du MNHN
7 PACEA - De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
2 GEOTRAC - Géochrononologie Traceurs Archéométrie
3 OCEANIS - Océan et Interfaces
4 Department of Archaeology
5 CEPAM - Centre d'Études Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
6 LAMNHN - Laboratoire d'anthropologie biologique du MNHN
7 PACEA - De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
Norbert Mercier
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J. L. Joron
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S. Weiner
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Liliane Meignen
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Ofer Bar-Yosef
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A. Belfer-Cohen
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S. Kuhn
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M. Stiner
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Anne-Marie Tillier
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B. Arensburg
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Résumé
The thermoluminescence dating method was applied to 77 heated flints from the Mousterian layers of Hayonim Cave in order to provide a precise TL-based chronology for this important Levantine sequence. A detailed dosimetric study was performed by using 76 dosimeter capsules and revealed strong spatial dose-rate variations. In parallel, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry enabled the identification of various mineral assemblages in the sediments of the cave and to localize the boundaries of these assemblages. By comparing these two data sets, it is shown that low dose-rate values (not, vert, similar500 μGy/a) are systematically recorded in areas where the calcite-dahllite (CD) assemblage is preserved, whereas higher values (up to 1300 μGy/a) are associated with the leucophosphite, montgomeryite, variscite and siliceous aggregates (LMVS) assemblage. The dosimetric and mineralogical information was combined in order to assess, where possible, the dose-rate experienced by each flint during its burial. Some of the flint samples analyzed were too close to mineral assemblage boundaries and were therefore discarded. This rigorous selection led to TL ages ranging from 230 to 140 ka for the lower part of the Mousterian sequence (layers F and Lower E), which contains lithic industries characterized by blade production using the laminar method.
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Archéologie et PréhistoireFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Hayonim Cave: a TL-based chronology of a Levantine Mousterian sequence
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Résumé |
en
The thermoluminescence dating method was applied to 77 heated flints from the Mousterian layers of Hayonim Cave in order to provide a precise TL-based chronology for this important Levantine sequence. A detailed dosimetric study was performed by using 76 dosimeter capsules and revealed strong spatial dose-rate variations. In parallel, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry enabled the identification of various mineral assemblages in the sediments of the cave and to localize the boundaries of these assemblages. By comparing these two data sets, it is shown that low dose-rate values (not, vert, similar500 μGy/a) are systematically recorded in areas where the calcite-dahllite (CD) assemblage is preserved, whereas higher values (up to 1300 μGy/a) are associated with the leucophosphite, montgomeryite, variscite and siliceous aggregates (LMVS) assemblage. The dosimetric and mineralogical information was combined in order to assess, where possible, the dose-rate experienced by each flint during its burial. Some of the flint samples analyzed were too close to mineral assemblage boundaries and were therefore discarded. This rigorous selection led to TL ages ranging from 230 to 140 ka for the lower part of the Mousterian sequence (layers F and Lower E), which contains lithic industries characterized by blade production using the laminar method.
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Auteur(s) |
Norbert Mercier
1, 2
, Hélène Valladas
1, 2
, L. Froget
1, 2
, J. L. Joron
, Jean-Louis Reyss
1, 3
, S. Weiner
, Paul Goldberg
4
, Liliane Meignen
5
, Ofer Bar-Yosef
, A. Belfer-Cohen
, M. Chech
6
, S. Kuhn
, M. Stiner
, Anne-Marie Tillier
7
, B. Arensburg
, Bernard Vandermeersch
7
1
LSCE -
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
( 518 )
- Bât. 12,
avenue de la Terrasse,
F-91198 GIF-SUR-YVETTE CEDEX
- France
2
GEOTRAC -
Géochrononologie Traceurs Archéométrie
( 578523 )
- LSCE. CEA Paris-Saclay. Orme des merisiers. 91190 Saint-Aubin.
- France
3
OCEANIS -
Océan et Interfaces
( 1007945 )
- LSCE. CEA Paris-Saclay. Orme des merisiers. 91190 Saint-Aubin.
- France
4
Department of Archaeology
( 48028 )
- 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- États-Unis
5
CEPAM -
Centre d'Études Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
( 842 )
- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis Campus Saint-Jean-d'Angély - SJA3 24, avenue des Diables Bleus 06357 Nice Cedex 4
- France
6
LAMNHN -
Laboratoire d'anthropologie biologique du MNHN
( 48029 )
- Musée de l'Homme - 17 place du Trocadéro - 75116 Paris
- France
7
PACEA -
De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
( 205557 )
- Université de Bordeaux - Bâtiment B8 - CS50023 - Allée Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire - 33615 Pessac Cedex
- France
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2007
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Volume |
34
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Numéro |
7
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Page/Identifiant |
1064-1077
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
en
Thermoluminescence dating, Mousterian, Chronology, Near-East, Hayonim Cave
fr
Moustérien, datation
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jas.2006.09.021 |
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