New optical and radiocarbon dates from Ngarrabullgan Cave, a Pleistocene archaeological site in Australia: implications for the comparability of time clocks and for the human colonization of Australia
Abstract
The human settlement of Australia falls into that period where dating is hard because it is near or beyond the reliable limit of radiocarbon study; instead a range of luminescence methods are being turned to (such as thermoluminescence at Jinmium: December 1996 ANTIQUITY). Ngarrabullgan Cave, a rock-shelter in Queensland, now offers a good suite of radiocarbon determinations which match well a pair of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates — encouraging sign that OSL determinations can be relied on.
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A substantial body of dates have been published for the Ngarrabullgan Cave unit, with 19 14C determinations spanning 28.8-34.6 14C ka BP.
“A substantial body of dates have been published for this unit, with 19 14C determinations spanning 28.8-34.614Cka BP (David et al. 1997).”
From Radiocarbon Dating of “Old” Charcoal Using a Wet Oxidation, Stepped-Combustion Procedure (1999) · cites this paper as David et al. 1997
The large difference in ages between the short and long chronologies is unlikely to be explained by disparities resulting from the use of two independent dating techniques, 14C and luminescence, representing two different time clocks.
“The large difference in ages between the short and the long chronologies is unlikely to be explained by any disparities resulting from the use of 2 independent dating techniques-14C and luminescencerepresenting 2 different time”
From Radiocarbon Dating of “Old” Charcoal Using a Wet Oxidation, Stepped-Combustion Procedure (1999) · cites this paper as David et al. 1997
This age is at the upper end of the range of 19 dates on charcoal from this level of the deposit, which range from 28.8 to 34.6 14C ka BP.
“This age is at the upper end of the range of 19 dates on charcoal from this level of the deposit (David et al. 1997), which range from 28.8 to 34.614C ka BR”
From Radiocarbon Dating of “Old” Charcoal Using a Wet Oxidation, Stepped-Combustion Procedure (1999) · cites this paper as David et al. 1997
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- Authors
- David, B., Roberts, R., Tuniz, C., Jones, R., & Head, J.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (AU)
- Australian National University (AU)
- Venue
- Antiquity
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1997-03
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 271
- Pages
- 183-188
- ISSN
- 0003-598X (ISSN-L)
- 1745-1744
- OpenAlex
- W2473062785
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 8.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Antiquity (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Earthwatch Institute
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Keywords
- Pleistocene, radiocarbon dating, optically stimulated luminescence, thermoluminescence, rock shelters, Aboriginal Australian archaeology
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