| Literature DB >> 16249015 |
Josep M Parés1, Alfredo Pérez-González, Antonio Rosas, A Benito, J M Bermúdez de Castro, E Carbonell, R Huguet.
Abstract
Paleomagnetic results obtained from the sedimentary fill at the Sima del Elefante site in Atapuerca, Spain, reveal a geomagnetic reversal, interpreted as the Matuyama-Brunhes boundary (0.78 Ma). The uppermost lithostratigraphic units (E17 through E19), which contain Mode II and III archaeological assemblages, display normal polarity magnetization, whereas the six lowermost units (E9 through E16) yield negative latitudinal virtual geomagnetic pole positions. Units E9 through E13, all of which display reverse magnetic polarity, contain Mode I (Oldowan) lithic tools, testifying to the presence of humans in the early Pleistocene (0.78-1.77 Ma).Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16249015 DOI： 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.08.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hum Evol ISSN： 0047-2484 Impact factor: 3.895