DIRECT RADIOCARBON DATING OF LATE PLEISTOCENE HOMINIDS IN EURASIA: CURRENT STATUS, PROBLEMS, AND PERSPECTIVES

作者：Kuzmin Yaroslav V^*; Keates Susan G

来源：Radiocarbon, 2014, 56(2): 753-766.

DOI：10.2458/56.16936

The corpus of radiocarbon dates run directly on Pleistocene-age human remains in Eurasia (similar to 120 values, with similar to 80 of them found to be reliable) is analyzed and interpreted. The latest Neanderthals are dated to similar to 34,000-30,500 BP (similar to 38,800-35,400 cal BP). They probably coexisted with the first modern humans at similar to 36,200-30,200 BP (similar to 42,500-32,800 cal BP) in the western and central parts of Europe. The earliest direct C-14 dates on modern humans in Eurasia are similar to 34,950-33,300 BP (similar to 40,400-37,800 cal BP). A paucity of C-14 dates corresponding to the LGM is evident for Europe, but Asia perhaps had larger populations during this timespan. The main criteria for the selection of bone/tooth material for direct 14C dating as now widely accepted are (1) the collagen yield (generally, 1% or more) and (2) the C:N ratio (within the 2.9-3.4 range).

• 出版日期2014