ESR analysis of teeth from the palaeoanthropological site of Zhoukoudian, China.
An ESR dating study on teeth collected from layers 3, 6/7 and 10 at Locality 1, Zhoukoudian provides results that are in general agreement with an earlier multi-dating study and confirm an age range of 300-550 ka for the Homo erectus remains in the Peking Man Cave. Uncertainties due to U-uptake and the external gamma dose rates do not allow very precise age estimates for the respective layers.
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Quatemary Dating Research Centre, Australian National University, Canberra ACT.
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D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D049690:History, Ancient; D015186:Hominidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D010161:Paleodontology; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*