Datations U/Th (TIMS) et 14C (AMS) des stalagmites de la grotte Chauvet (Ardèche, France) : intérêt pour la chronologie des événements naturels et anthropiques de la grotte
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Huit stalagmites, deux planchers stalagmitiques ainsi que des charbons de bois trouvés piégés sous les concrétionnements prélevés dans la grotte Chauvet (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche) ont été datés par des méthodes radiométriques par spectrométrie de masse (U/Th et 14C). Les résultats donnent des jalons chronologiques précis de l'histoire de la grotte et confirment aussi, pour certains, l'âge avancé des charbons de bois. Ils montrent également quelles ont été les périodes climatiques favorables à la croissance des stalagmites.
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Uranium-series dating of a speleothem deposited on the rockfall sealing the cave entrance shows that this rockfall occurred more than 11.5 ka.
“In addition, uranium-series dating was performed on a speleothem deposited on the rockfall and sealing the cave entrance, showing that this rockfall occurred more than 11.5 ka (20).”
From A high-precision chronological model for the decorated Upper Paleolithic cave of Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche, France (2016) · cites this paper as [20]
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- Authors
- Genty, D., Ghaleb, B., Plagnes, V., Causse, C., Valladas, H., Blamart, D., Massault, M., Geneste, J.-M., & Clottes, J.
- Affiliations
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- Ministère de la Culture (FR)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Comptes Rendus Palevol
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 629-642
- ISSN
- 1631-0683 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2049922889
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- fr
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Comptes Rendus Palevol (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Keywords
- Chauvet Cave, speleothems, stalagmites, charcoal, U-Th dating, radiocarbon dating, cave chronology, cave history, prehistoric cave art
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