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Radiocarbon Dates from Paleolithic Sites in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Kidong Bae
Kidong Bae*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Hanyang University, Ansan 425–791, Korea. Email: bkd5374@chollian.net.
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Abstract

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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.

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Special Section
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , 2002 , pp. 473 - 476
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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