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Radiocarbon dating of charcoal from tropical sequences: results from the Niah Great Cave, Sarawak, and their broader implications

Higham, Thomas F. G., Barton, Huw, Turney, Chris S. M., Barker, Graeme, Ramsey, Christopher Bronk, Brock, Fiona·2009·Journal of Quaternary Science
DOI 10.1002/jqs.1197
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Subsamples of charcoal from a number of different excavation contexts at the early modern human (Homo sapiens) site of Niah Great Cave (Malaysia) were accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14 C dated. Samples were prepared using one of a number of different methods: untreated (control); acid–base–acid (ABA); and acid–base–wet oxidation with stepped combustion (ABOX‐SC) after Bird et al. (1999). The results show that for material younger than ∼25 ka BP there is little difference between the two chemical pretreatment methods and the control. For charcoal beyond ∼25 ka BP, however, there are differences of up to 4000 a, with ABOX‐SC ages being consistently older. This is argued to be a more effective pretreatment method for decontaminating charcoal samples prior to radiocarbon dating. For radiocarbon dating charcoals greater than ∼25 ka BP, the ABOX‐SC pretreatment and combustion approach appears to be the most rigorous method for developing a robust chronological framework for tropical sequences and should be more widely applied in contexts where the material being dated is likely to be ancient. The new chronology developed for Niah Cave based on this technique suggests that the earliest human evidence dates back to at least 45 ka BP and may extend significantly earlier than this based on the recent discovery of lithics 50 cm below the earliest dated charcoal. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Both Niah Cave and Vilakuav suggest human occupation through this region by at least 50 ka: Niah initial occupation 47-50 ka cal BP and Vilakuav initial occupation 43.1-49.1 ka cal BP.

    “Both these sites suggest human occupation through this region by at least 50 ka: 47eca.50 ka cal BP initial occupation at Niah (OxA-V-2057-31; the upper end at the limit of radiocarbon dating: Higham et al., 2009) and 43.1e49.1 ka cal BP initial occupation at Vilakuav (Wk 27072; Summerhayes et al., 2010).”

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Authors
Higham, T. F. G., Barton, H., Turney, C. S. M., Barker, G., Ramsey, C. B., & Brock, F.
Venue
Journal of Quaternary Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-09-10
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
189-197
ISSN
  • 0267-8179
  • 1099-1417
DOI
10.1002/jqs.1197
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83
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Language
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