Table 5 ESR/U-series dating results (1 σ) for tooth sample AM-08.

From: Multi-method dating reveals 200 ka of Middle Palaeolithic occupation at Maras rock shelter, Rhône Valley, France

Sample #

Level

Square

De (Gy)

Dose rate (µGy/a)

Age (ka)

Enamel (α + β)

Dentine (β)

Sediment (γ + cosmic)

Sediment (β)

Total

AM-08

5.1

K7

115 ± 3

36 ± 7

115 ± 21

774 ± 47

87 ± 12

1011 ± 53

114 + 8/−7

  1. U-uptake was reconstructed using the ESR-US model29, which takes into account U-content, 234U/238U and 230Th/234U in the enamel and the dentine (see Table 6).
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