Improving the chronological framework for Laugerie-Haute Ouest (Dordogne, France)

Alexander Verpoorte*, Richard Cosgrove, Rachel Wood, Fiona Petchey, Arnaud Lenoble, Jean Pierre Chadelle, Colin Smith, Hans Kamermans, Wil Roebroeks

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    Abstract

    Laugerie-Haute is one of the key sequences of the European Upper Paleolithic. However, the absolute chronology of the sequence is not well-established, and recently the integrity of the layers has been called into question. In this paper, we present new radiocarbon dating results for the entire sedimentary sequence at Laugerie-Haute Ouest, which contains important “Aurignacian V” and Solutrean assemblages. Our results show that the entire Laugerie-Haute Ouest sequence was deposited in a period of 8500–10,000 years, dating between 28 and 19 cal. kBP.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)574-582
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports
    Volume23
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2019

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