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U-series dating of the Late Pleistocene fauna from Wood Quarry (Steetley), Nottinghamshire, UK.

U-series dating of the Late Pleistocene fauna from Wood Quarry (Steetley), Nottinghamshire, UK.
U-series dating of the Late Pleistocene fauna from Wood Quarry (Steetley), Nottinghamshire, UK.
We present the U-series dating of bones from Wood Quarry (‘Steetley Quarry Cave’) using the diffusion–adsorption model to account for uranium uptake. The results give a weighted mean date of 66.8?±?3.0?kyr, placing this assemblage within or just before Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 4. The fauna is thought to correlate with the Banwell Bone Cave mammal assemblage-zone of the Early Devensian in Britain. Our results support the idea that this assemblage-zone immediately precedes the assemblage represented nearby at Pin Hole in Creswell Crags which is contemporary with the Mid-Devensian and correlates with MIS 3. Our dates, and dates for the Banwell Bone Cave mammal assemblage-zone from Stump Cross Cavern and evidence from other sites may indicate a longevity for this fauna.
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Pike, A.W.G.
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Eggins, S.
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Grün, R.
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Hedges, R.E.M.
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Grün, R.
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Hedges, R.E.M.
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Pike, A.W.G., Eggins, S., Grün, R., Hedges, R.E.M. and Jacobi, R.M. (2005) U-series dating of the Late Pleistocene fauna from Wood Quarry (Steetley), Nottinghamshire, UK. Journal of Quaternary Science, 20 (1), 59-65. (doi:10.1002/jqs.898).

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We present the U-series dating of bones from Wood Quarry (‘Steetley Quarry Cave’) using the diffusion–adsorption model to account for uranium uptake. The results give a weighted mean date of 66.8?±?3.0?kyr, placing this assemblage within or just before Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 4. The fauna is thought to correlate with the Banwell Bone Cave mammal assemblage-zone of the Early Devensian in Britain. Our results support the idea that this assemblage-zone immediately precedes the assemblage represented nearby at Pin Hole in Creswell Crags which is contemporary with the Mid-Devensian and correlates with MIS 3. Our dates, and dates for the Banwell Bone Cave mammal assemblage-zone from Stump Cross Cavern and evidence from other sites may indicate a longevity for this fauna.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 September 2004
Published date: January 2005
Organisations: Archaeology

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Local EPrints ID: 394418
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/394418
ISSN: 0267-8179
PURE UUID: 6bc9dfd2-e0c4-4ae7-bd71-0c0bb9385cd6
ORCID for A.W.G. Pike: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-8948

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Last modified: 11 Jul 2024 01:50

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Author: A.W.G. Pike ORCID iD
Author: S. Eggins
Author: R. Grün
Author: R.E.M. Hedges
Author: R.M. Jacobi

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