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A Middle and Late Devensian sequence from the northern part of Kents Cavern (Devon, UK)

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract 1920s/30s excavation of a Middle Devensian sequence in the northern part of Kents Cavern recovered important Late Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic archaeological material, including Britain's oldest known Homo sapiens remains. Questions remain about this material, including how it came to be in the cave.
Rob Dinnis, John Boulton, Barry Chandler, Jesse Davies, Jennifer C. French, Thomas Higham, Louisa Jáuregui, Mark Lewis, Matthias Meyer, Danielle Schreve, Chris Stringer, Chris Proctor   +11 more
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A multi‐proxy record of climate variability during the Loch Lomond Stadial (GS‐1) at Old Buckenham Mere, East England, UK

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Northwest Europe experienced high‐amplitude climate change at the onset and end of the Younger Dryas (YD; ca 12 800–11 600 cal a BP), a crucial period to develop our understanding of natural climate dynamics. European palaeoclimatological records generally suggest a bipartite structure of the YD, potentially due to a northward retreat of the ...
Christopher P. Francis, Stefan Engels, Ian P. Matthews, Adrian P. Palmer, Katy Flowers, Ian Candy   +5 more
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Long‐term hydrologic connectivity on the Australian dryland margins: Evidence from the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area over the last 60 ky

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The semi‐arid Australian continental inland is increasingly subject to climatic extremes such as drought and flooding. Combined with the exceptionally low topographic relief characteristic of this region, hydroclimatic extremes can have an enormous impact on the land surface.
Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons, Markus L. Fischer, Tegan Smith, Tobias Lauer, Maike Nowatzki, Kanchan Mishra, Colin V. Murray‐Wallace   +6 more
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Dating the Middle Palaeolithic of Fumane Cave by the combined ESR/U‐series method

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fumane Cave, located in Northern Italy, is a major prehistoric site for understanding late Neandertal and early modern human behaviours. The cave contains a 12‐m‐thick stratigraphic sequence of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic layers, which have yielded a number of flint artefacts and faunal remains.
Christophe Falguères, Giulia Gruppioni, Jean Jacques Bahain, Jean Michel Dolo, Marco Peresani   +4 more
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Stratigraphy and geomorphology of Des‐Cubierta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain): Geological insights into a Neanderthal symbolic accumulation of large crania

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Des‐Cubierta Cave, part of the Calvero de la Higuera complex, is situated in the intramountainous upper valley of the Lozoya River within the Guadarrama Range. The cave's geological, palaeontological, and archaeological record reveals a complex history of sedimentary and anthropogenic processes spanning hundreds of thousands of years ...
David Manuel Martín‐Perea, Enrique Baquedano, Juan Luis Arsuaga, César Laplana, Ana Isabel Ortega, Lucía Villaescusa, Belén Márquez, Rosa Huguet, Abel Moclán, Sandra Gómez Soler, Xabier Arroyo, Laura Rodríguez, Rebeca García‐González, M. Cruz Ortega, Jesús Masa‐Andrés, Diego J. Álvarez‐Lao, Nuria García, M. Ángeles Galindo‐Pellicena, Tom Higham, Alfredo Pérez‐González   +19 more
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Challenges in dating blanket peat and implications for understanding its initiation in Ireland

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blanket peat is widespread in maritime extra‐tropical environments. Prehistoric land‐use activity was traditionally invoked as the stimulus of blanket peat initiation in the British Isles, but recently, climate has been viewed as the driver of peat formation.
Helen Essell, Gill Plunkett, Maarten Blaauw   +2 more
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Thermally Optimised Raman Spectroscopy for Safe Analysis of Wall Paintings and Application to Lorenzetti's Masterpiece

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.
A portable dual‐wavelength Raman system (exc. 785 and 1064 nm) based on a four‐channel innovative probe for safe characterisation of artworks is presented. This instrument enables non‐contact real‐time monitoring of the temperature rise and laser power modulation to prevent overheating during Raman spectroscopy, through direct emissivity and ...
D. Ciofini, J. Agresti, M. Giamello, A. A. Mencaglia, A. Scala, M. Gavazzi, S. Siano, I. Osticioli   +7 more
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Assessing Thermal Maturity of the Pendência Formation (Potiguar Basin) Using Vitrinite Reflectance and Raman Spectroscopy

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.
Palynofacies assemblages from the onshore Potiguar Basin display a wide thermal maturity range, with vitrinite reflectance (%Ro) values of 0.46–2.72 measured from nine samples at depths of 1059–4443 m. A strong correlation exists between %Ro and Raman parameters, specifically the G‐band's full width at half maximum.
Gabriel A. Barberes, Dalva A. L. Almeida, Flávia C. Marques, Julliana F. Alves, Paulo H. M. Toledo, Rafael de Oliveira, Lenize F. Maia, Linus Pauling F. Peixoto, Antonio Carlos Sant'Ana, Celly M. S. Izumi, Gustavo F. S. Andrade, Dorval C. Dias Filho, Taissa R. Menezes, Delano M. Ibanez, Luiz Fernando C. de Oliveira   +14 more
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Multi‐scale geophysical imaging of neotectonic fault activity in the northern Upper Rhine Graben, Germany

Near Surface Geophysics, EarlyView.
Abstract A comprehensive multi‐method geophysical strategy is used to investigate two faults in the Northern Upper Rhine Graben. Combining industrial 3D seismic data with our own 2D P‐ and S‐wave seismic, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and ground‐penetrating radar (GPR), we created comprehensive subsurface images of the faults. 3D seismic data
Johannes Mair, Andreas Henk, Hermann Buness, Rouwen Lehné, David C. Tanner   +4 more
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The missing woodland story: Implications of 1700 years of stand‐scale change on ‘naturalness’ and managing remnant broadleaved woodlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard, J. Edward Schofield, Tim Mighall, Scott Timpany, Gill Plunkett   +4 more
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