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Uranium series dating reveals a long sequence of rock art at Altamira Cave (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria)

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dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Diez, M.
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Dirk L.
dc.contributor.authorZilhão, João
dc.contributor.authorHeras, C. de las
dc.contributor.authorLasheras, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorMontes, R.
dc.contributor.authorPike, Alistair W.G.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-29T09:07:04Z
dc.date.available2018-01-29T09:07:04Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe rock art in Altamira Cave was the first ensemble of Palaeolithic parietal art to be identified scientifically (Sautuola, 1880). Due to the great thematic, technical and stylistic variety of the art in the cave, which constitutes one of the most complete Palaeolithic art ensembles, Altamira was listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1985. Uranium-series dating has recently been applied to figures on the decorated ceiling in the cave. Several motifs are partly covered by thin layers of calcite precipitates, whose formation process is datable by this method. The results provide the date when the calcite formed, which gives a minimum age for the underlying depictions. These results confirm that the parietal art at Altamira was produced during a prolonged period of time, at least 20,000 years (between 35,000 and 15,200 years ago), and that part of the ensemble corresponds to the Aurignacian period.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGarcía-Diez, M., Hoffmann, D. L., Zilhão, J., Heras, C. d. l., Lasheras, J. A., Montes, R., & Pike, A. W. G. (2013). Uranium series dating reveals a long sequence of rock art at Altamira Cave (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria). Journal of Archaeological Science, 40(11) 4098-4106. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.05.011pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jas.2013.05.011pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0305-4403
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/31135
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationNE/F000510/1pt_PT
dc.relationCGL2011-27187pt_PT
dc.relationIT622-13pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440313001726?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.subjectPalaeolithic rock artpt_PT
dc.subjectChronologypt_PT
dc.subjectAurignacianpt_PT
dc.subjectUranium series datingpt_PT
dc.subjectAltamira Cavept_PT
dc.subjectSpainpt_PT
dc.titleUranium series dating reveals a long sequence of rock art at Altamira Cave (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria)pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage4098pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Archaeological Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume40.11pt_PT
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