Author
Bae, KidongIssue Date
2002-01-01Keywords
KoreaSouth Korea
Kongju South Korea
Sokchagni
Stone Age
Paleolithic
artifacts
archaeology
archaeological sites
Far East
Pleistocene
upper Pleistocene
Asia
Cenozoic
Quaternary
C 14
carbon
isotopes
radioactive isotopes
absolute age
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Bae, K. (2002). Radiocarbon dates from Paleolithic sites in Korea. Radiocarbon, 44(2), 473-476.Journal
RadiocarbonAdditional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Fewer than 20 radiocarbon dates have been obtained from Paleolithic sites on the Korean Peninsula. It is still unknown how and when Korean Middle Paleolithic stone industries developed, despite the handful of dates older than 40,000 BP obtained from some sites. A lower boundary for the Korean Upper Paleolithic of approximately 30,000 BP can be inferred from the few dates associated with stone blade industries. 14C dates associated with microlithic industries of 24,000 BP are considered too old in light of evidence from other areas of East Asia. Most such assemblages are post-Last Glacial Maximum in age. Improved understanding of the Korean Paleolithic sequence will depend ultimately on the further accumulation of 14C dates, as well as the application of alternative dating techniques and attention to the reconstruction of site formation process.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0033-8222ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1017/S0033822200031842