Response to Comment on “U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art”

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Publication Date

October 2018

Publication Title

Science

Volume Number

362

Issue Number

6411

Abstract

Slimak et al. challenge the reliability of our oldest (>65,000 years) U-Th dates on carbonates associated with cave paintings in Spain. They cite a supposed lack of parietal art for the 25,000 years following this date, along with potential methodological issues relating to open-system behavior and corrections to detrital or source water 230Th. We show that their criticisms are unfounded.

Keywords

Response, U-Th Dating, Carbonate Crusts, Neanderthal, Cave Art, Iberian

Geographic Subject

Spain

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Notes

Science, Vol. 362, no. 6411 (2018-10-12).

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SFS0063123_00001

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