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An Aurignacian point from Uphill Quarry (Somerset) and the earliest settlement of Britain by Homo sapiens sapiens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

R.M. Jacobi  and
P.B. Pettitt
R.M. Jacobi
Affiliation:
British Museum (PRBA), Franks House, 38–46 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, England
P.B. Pettitt
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory for Archaeology & the History of Art, University of Oxford, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, England
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Extract

A rare and important AMS sample provides an Aurignacian date for Britain. The artefact and its implications are discussed.

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SomersetUphillAurignacianAMS dating
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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 285 , September 2000 , pp. 513 - 518
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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