Gamma-ray spectrometric dating of late Homo erectus skulls from Ngandong and Sambungmacan, Central Java, Indonesia

Yuji Yokoyama; Christophe Falguères; François Sémah; Teuku Jacob; Rainer Grün

doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.006

Gamma-ray spectrometric dating of late Homo erectus skulls from Ngandong and Sambungmacan, Central Java, Indonesia

Yuji Yokoyama, Christophe Falguères^*, François Sémah, Teuku Jacob, Rainer Grün

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Abstract

Hominid fossils from Ngandong and Sambungmacan, Central Java, Indonesia, are considered to be the most anatomically derived and youngest representatives of Homo erectus. Nondestructive gamma-ray spectrometric dating of three of these Homo erectus skulls showed that all samples underwent uranium leaching. Nevertheless, we could establish minimum age estimates of around 40 ka, with an upper age limit of around 60 to 70 ka. This means that the Homo erectus of Java very likely survived the Toba eruption and may have been contemporaneous with the earliest Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia and Australasia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	274-277
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Human Evolution
Volume	55
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.006
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008

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Gamma-ray spectrometric dating of late Homo erectus skulls from Ngandong and Sambungmacan, Central Java, Indonesia

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