Dating Egypt's oldest 'art':: AMS 14C age determinations of rock varnishes covering petroglyphs at El-Hosh (Upper Egypt) (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry)

被引：7
作者：
Huyge, D [1 ]
Watchman, A
De Dapper, M
Marchi, E
机构：
[1] Royal Museum Art & Hist, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
[2] James Cook Univ N Queensland, Sch Anthr Archaeol & Sociol, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
[3] State Univ Ghent, Dept Geog, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[4] Archaeol Coop Footsteps Man, I-25040 Cerveno, Italy
来源：
ANTIQUITY | 2001年 / 75卷 / 287期
关键词：
Egypt; rock art; petroglyphs; rock varnish; direct dating;
D O I：
10.1017/S0003598X0005273X
中图分类号：
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
Direct dating, using the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) C-14 dating method, indicates that some petroglyphs (rock art) at El-Hosh in Upper Egypt pre-date the early 7th millennium BP (mid 6th millennium cal BC), making it the oldest graphic activity recorded in the Nile Valley.
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页码：68 / 72
页数：5
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