Abstract

Archaeological bones are often dated by radiocarbon dimension of extracted collagen. Nonetheless, low collagen content, contamination from the burial environment, or museum preservation work, such as for instance addition of adhesives, preservatives, and fumigants to “protect” archaeological materials, have actually formerly generated inaccurate times. These inaccuracies in change frustrate the introduction of archaeological chronologies and, when you look at the Paleolithic, blur the relationship of these key activities while the dispersal of anatomically humans that are modern. Continue reading →