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Improving the age constraints on the archeological record in Scladina Cave (Belgium): new speleothem U–Th ages
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Sophie Verheyden
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
Dominique Bonjean
Scladina Cave Archeological Centre, Espace muséal d'Andenne, Andenne, Belgium
Stéphane Pirson
Wallonia Heritage Agency, Scientific and Technical Direction, Namur, Belgium
Department of Geology and European Archaeometry Centre, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Michael Weber
Institute for Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Denis Scholz
Institute for Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
John Hellstrom
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Hai Cheng
Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, China
Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
Xue Jia
Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, China
Kévin Di Modica
Scladina Cave Archeological Centre, Espace muséal d'Andenne, Andenne, Belgium
Gregory Abrams
Scladina Cave Archeological Centre, Espace muséal d'Andenne, Andenne, Belgium
Department of Archaeology, ArcheOS – Research Laboratory for Biological Anthropology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Marjan A. P. van Nunen
Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Joost Ruiter
Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Michèlle van der Does
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Daniel Böhl
Institute for Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Jeroen H. J. L. van der Lubbe
Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Short summary
The sedimentary sequence in Scladina Cave (Belgium) is well-known for its rich archeological assemblages and its numerous faunal remains. Of particular interest is the presence of a nearly complete jaw bone of a Neanderthal child. In this study, we present new uranium series ages of stalagmites from the archeological sequence that allow more precise dating of the archeological finds. One key result is that the Neanderthal child may be slightly older than previously thought.
The sedimentary sequence in Scladina Cave (Belgium) is well-known for its rich archeological...
