ESR and ESR/U-series dating study of several middle Palaeolithic sites of Pléneuf-Val-André (Brittany, France): Piégu, Les Vallées and Nantois

The area of Pléneuf-Val-André, Brittany, France, has delivered several Palaeolithic sites containing palaeontological remains, very rare into this granitic area. In order to precise the stratigraphical framework of the prehistoric human occupations of this zone, an ESR dating program was initiated i...

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Published in:	Quaternary geochronology Vol. 10; pp. 424 - 429
Main Authors:	Bahain, Jean-Jacques, Falguères, Christophe, Laurent, Michel, Shao, Qingfeng, Dolo, Jean-Michel, Garcia, Tristan, Douville, Eric, Frank, Norbert, Monnier, Jean-Laurent, Hallégouët, Bernard, Laforge, Marine, Huet, Briagell, Auguste, Patrick, Liouville, Marie, Serre, Frédérik, Gagnepain, Jean
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01-07-2012
Subjects:	Bones and teeth ESR ESR/U-series Middle Pleistocene Mollusc shell Mousterian Sedimentary quartz Middle Pleistocene ESR Mousterian ESR/U-series Bones and teeth Mollusc shell Sedimentary quartz
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Summary:	The area of Pléneuf-Val-André, Brittany, France, has delivered several Palaeolithic sites containing palaeontological remains, very rare into this granitic area. In order to precise the stratigraphical framework of the prehistoric human occupations of this zone, an ESR dating program was initiated in the late 1980s and different kinds of materials (mammal bones and teeth, naturally bleached quartz extracted from marine or aeolian sediments and marine mollusc shells) were then sampled for geochronological analyses. The present paper displays the main obtained results on three stratigraphically connected middle Palaeolithic sites: Piégu, Les Vallées and Nantois. The results are consistent with the regional chronostratigraphic framework and permit to suggest palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the area and the dating of the various archaeological evidences. ► ESR and ESR/U-series ages consistent with the regional chronostratigraphic framework. ► Good agreement of results obtained from various archaeological/geological materials. ► Archaeological levels of the Pléneuf Palaeolithic sites dated of MIS 7 and MIS 6.
ISSN:	1871-1014 1878-0350
DOI:	10.1016/j.quageo.2012.02.013