Radiocarbon and U-series dating of the endemic deer Praemegaceros cazioti (Depéret) from “Grotta Juntu”, Sardinia |
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| Authors: | Valerio Benzi,Laura Abbazzi,Paolo Bartolomei,Massimo Esposito,Cecilia Fassò ,Ornella Fonzo,Roberto Giampieri,Francesco Murgia,Jean-Louis Reyss |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratorio di Ingegneria Nucleare, Università di Bologna, Via dei Colli 16, 40136 Bologna, Italy;2. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra and Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy;3. Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l''Energia e l''Ambiente (ENEA), Via dei Colli 16, 40136 Bologna, Italy;4. U-Series Srl, Via G. Fanin 48, 40127 Bologna, Italy;5. Azienda Foreste Demaniali Regione Sarda, Viale Merello 86, 09123 Cagliari, Italy;6. Via Lai 2, 09123 Cagliari, Italy;g Gruppo Grotte Nuorese, Via Leonardo da Vinci 3, 08100 Nuoro, Italy;h Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l''Environnement, Laboratoire mixte CEA-CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 92198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
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| Abstract: | Radiocarbon and U-series methods (230Th/U and 231Pa/235U) for absolute age determination have been applied to some fossil samples from Grotta Juntu, in North Eastern Sardinia (Italy). The remains belong to the endemic deer species Praemegaceros cazioti, which is here represented by an almost complete skeleton. The three dating methods lead to concordant ages of about 7500 years BP, indicating that the skeleton was maintained as closed system after burial. Taking into consideration these results, Praemegaceros cazioti from Grotta Juntu is now the youngest representative of this species in Sardinia. |
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| Keywords: | Radiocarbon U-series dating Bones Teeth Cervidae Quaternary Sardinia |
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