First direct dating of a presumed Pleistocene hominid from China: AMS radiocarbon age of a femur from the Ordos Plateau.
J Hum Evol
; 53(1): 1-5, 2007 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Human remains from the Xarusgol Valley, Ordos Plateau, northwestern China, have been considered to date to the Late Pleistocene. In order to ascertain their true age, direct AMS (14)C dating of a femur collected in the early 1920s was conducted. The results demonstrate that the femur is very young, with one sample of 'post-bomb' age and the other sample c. 200 years old. This first direct dating of a Chinese fossil hominid underscores the need to apply the same methodology to other Chinese modern human fossils currently believed to be of Pleistocene age.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Isótopos de Carbono
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Hominidae
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Fémur
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Fósiles
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
J Hum Evol
Año:
2007
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Article