Abstract
The excavations at Bir Tarfawi exposed Paleolithic occupations around and in a series of small, lacustrine basins. The sediments, representing multiple episodes of lake deposits, contain a stratified, vertebrate fauna which provides an opportunity to test U-series dating of tooth enamel and U uptake. Chronological control is provided by 230Th/234U dating on ostrich eggshell and marl, TL dating of sediments and burned rock, optical dating of sediments, ESR dating of ostrich eggshell and dental enamel, and amino-acid epimerization of ostrich eggshell (Chs. 11 and 13–18, this volume).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1993 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
McKinney, C.R. (1993). Bir Tarfawi: A Stratigraphic Test of Uranium-Series Dating of Tooth Enamel. In: Egypt During the Last Interglacial. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2908-8_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2908-8_12
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-6261-6
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-2908-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive