A new AMS radiocarbon date for Middle Paleolithic Layer 4 of Ripiceni-Izvor, Romania Cover Image

A new AMS radiocarbon date for Middle Paleolithic Layer 4 of Ripiceni-Izvor, Romania
A new AMS radiocarbon date for Middle Paleolithic Layer 4 of Ripiceni-Izvor, Romania

Author(s): Adrian Doboș, Erik Trinkaus
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Middle Paleolithic; Eastern Romania; Radiocarbon; Equid

Summary/Abstract: An AMS date is presented for the Middle Paleolithic Layer 4 of Ripiceni-Izvor, Romania. The age of >45,500 14 C BP provides a minimum age for Layer 4 and indicates that previous age assessments for the Middle Paleolithic of Ripiceni-Izvor, obtained through conventional radiocarbon, underestimated the age of the level. The date further questions the late survival of the Middle Paleolithic in southeastern Europe

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 7-10
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English