Current problems in dating Palaeolithic cave art: Candamo and Chauvet
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- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- method
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Vol. 77 (295) , 134-141
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00061421
Abstract
New discoveries of cave art at Chauvet and elsewhere have produced radiocarbon dates which may seem startlingly early and demand dramatic revision to the traditional stylistic sequence. The authors warn that the radiocarbon dates may themselves need better validation.Keywords
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