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ESR dating in Song Terus cave (East Java, Indonesia) |
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| Authors: | S. Hameau, C. Falgu res, J.J. Bahain, F. S mah, A.M. S mah,J.M. Dolo |
| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Applied Physics, Okayama University of Science, Ridai-Cho 1-1, Okayama 700-005, Japan bDépartement de Préhistoire du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 5198 du CNRS, 1 rue René Panhard, 75013 Paris, France cIRD UR 055, Paléotropique, Centre de Recherche Ile de France, 32 Av Henri-Varagnat, 93143 Bondy Cedex, France dLaboratoire National Henri Becquerel, CEA/Saclay, 91191Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
| Abstract: | Electron spin resonance (ESR) dating on teeth has been used to determine the antiquity of the human presence in the area of Gunung Sewu (East Java, Indonesia). The Song Terus cave is one of the archaeological sites located in this area, which has yielded an important collection of fossil bones and prehistoric lithic industry. ESR dating shows that this cave belongs to a karstic system which has been in place since Middle Pleistocene. The results of coupled ESR/Uranium-series dating indicates closed system for uranium in tooth tissues yielding ages of between 216 and 392 ka for the oldest archaeological levels, confirming the possibility of finding Middle Pleistocene human occupations in such karstic sites in Java. |
| Keywords: | ESR U-series Tooth Middle pleistocene Indonesia |
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