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The Potassium-Argon Dating of Late Cenozoic Rocks in East Africa and Italy [and Comments and Reply]

Evernden, J. F., Curtis, G. H., Bishop, William, Brace, C. Loring, Clark, J. Desmond, Damon, Paul E., Hay, R. L., Hopkins, D. M., Howell, F. Clark, Knopf, Adolph, Kretzoi, Miklós, Leakey, L. S. B., Maude, Harold E., Richards, J. R., Savage, Donald E., Wright,, H. E.·1965·Current Anthropology
DOI 10.1086/200619
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A technique for the potassium-argon dating of high potassium feldspars of less than 50,000 years age is described. The technique is applied to the obtaining of high precision ages in the time-range 60,000-2,000,000 years. Sufficient data are presented to show that the time-scale of Plio-Pleistocene glaciations is greater than 10 years and that the time-scale of hominoids capable of fashioning tools by the working of stone is at least 1.75 10 years. Several other points on the time-scale of human evolution are presented. The time-scale of rift faulting in Kenya is established and the ages of several Italian volcanoes are presented.

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Authors
Evernden, J. F., Curtis, G. H., Bishop, W., Brace, C. L., Clark, J. D., Damon, P. E., Hay, R. L., Hopkins, D. M., Howell, F. C., Knopf, A., Kretzoi, M., Leakey, L. S. B., Maude, H. E., Richards, J. R., Savage, D. E., & Wright
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Current Anthropology
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
1965-10
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
342-385
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  • 0011-3204 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5382
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10.1086/200619
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Evernden, J. F., Curtis, G. H., Bishop, W., Brace, C. L., Clark, J. D., Damon, P. E., Hay, R. L., Hopkins, D. M., Howell, F. C., Knopf, A., Kretzoi, M., Leakey, L. S. B., Maude, H. E., Richards, J. R., Savage, D. E., & Wright. (1965). The Potassium-Argon Dating of Late Cenozoic Rocks in East Africa and Italy [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1086/200619

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