Paleotemperatures and Chronology at Archeological Cave Site Revealed by Thermoluminescence

Contrasting values of remnant thermoluminescence of limestone samples from Jaguar Cave, eastcentral Idaho, reveal temperature differences attributable to position within the cave microenvironment. Absence of recorded temperature change during cave-filling by rock and human debris indicates brevity o...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1965-10, Vol.150 (3695), p.480-481
Main Authors: Dort, Wakefield, Zeller, E. J., Turner, M. D., Vaz, J. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bedrock
Bones
Canyons
Caves
Climate models
High temperature
Holocene climatic optimum
Limestones
Specimens
Thermoluminescence
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Summary:Contrasting values of remnant thermoluminescence of limestone samples from Jaguar Cave, eastcentral Idaho, reveal temperature differences attributable to position within the cave microenvironment. Absence of recorded temperature change during cave-filling by rock and human debris indicates brevity of human occupation, which was near the end of Wisconsin (Pinedale) time.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.150.3695.480