Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1982, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (02): 191-196.

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Uranium-series dating of fossil bones from Peking man cave——mixing model

Xia Ming   

  • Online:1982-06-15 Published:1982-06-15

Abstract: A mixing model of uranium-series method based on Th230/U234 and U234/U238 ratios for the sediment of Peking Man eave is discussed here. The resulting ages of fossil bones collected at the Loe. 1 are determined as follows: about 230 X 108 yr B.P. for the lst-3rd layers, 350 X 103 yr B.P, for the 6th-7th, over 400 X 103 yr B.P. for the 8th-9th, and more than 500 X 103 yr B.P. for the 12th.
In an attempt to explain the discordant isotopic ratios of a suite of bone samples from Peking Man eave, the author is of the opinion that the paleohydrological condi_x001F_tions in the environment changed during the last 200 X 103 yr, so did the migration processes of uranium concentrations. Hence fossil bones for uranium-series method have indeed commanded much attention.

Key words: Uranium-series dating; Mixing model; Fossil bone; Peking Man