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ArticleScientific reports2017

New dating evidence of the early presence of hominins in Southern Europe.

Véronique Michel, Chuan-Chou Shen, Jon Woodhead, Hsun-Ming Hu, Chung-Che Wu, Pierre-Élie Moullé, Samir Khatib, Dominique Cauche, Marie-Hélène Moncel, Patricia Valensi and 5 more

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Véronique MichelUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CEPAM, 06357, Nice, France. veronique.michel@cepam.cnrs.fr.
Chuan-Chou ShenHigh-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC), Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, 10617, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.. river@ntu.edu.tw.
Jon WoodheadSchool of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
Hsun-Ming HuHigh-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC), Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, 10617, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Chung-Che WuHigh-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC), Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, 10617, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Pierre-Élie MoulléMusée de Préhistoire Régionale de Menton, 06500, Menton, France.
Samir KhatibInstitut de Paléontologie Humaine, 75013, Paris, France.
Dominique CaucheInstitut de Paléontologie Humaine, 75013, Paris, France.
Marie-Hélène MoncelDépartement de Préhistoire, MNHN Paris, CNRS, 75013, Paris, France. moncel@mnhn.fr.
Patricia ValensiDépartement de Préhistoire, MNHN Paris, CNRS, 75013, Paris, France.
Yu-Min ChouHigh-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC), Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, 10617, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Sylvain GalletUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS, OCA, IRD, Géoazur, 06560, Valbonne, France.
Anna EchassouxRéserve de biosphère de Fontainebleau et du Gâtinais, 77300, Fontainebleau, France.
François OrangeUniversité Côte d'Azur, Centre Commun de Microscopie Appliquée (CCMA), 06108, Nice, France.
Henry de LumleyInstitut de Paléontologie Humaine, 75013, Paris, France.

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Abstract

The first "Out of Africa" migrations represent a seminal event in the history of humankind. At the gates of Europe, the first appearance of Hominins is recorded in Georgia, 1.8 million years ago (Ma); however, the picture of migration across the continent remains incomplete. Vallonnet Cave (France) is a Lower Paleolithic prehistoric site with traces of hominin activities including lithic remains and cut-marks on mammal bones. Here, we apply the uranium-lead (U-Pb) methods to two flowstones to date the intervening archaeological levels. The U-Pb data, coupled with paleomagnetic constraints, provide an age range from 1.2 to 1.1 Ma. The results conclusively demonstrate that Vallonnet Cave is one of the oldest European prehistoric sites in France with early hominin occupations associated with an Epivillafranchian fauna. Combined with data from other archaeological sites, the new precise chronology suggests a widespread occupation the Northern Mediterranean to Southwestern Europe at ~1.2 Ma.

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AfricaAnimalsArchaeologyBone and BonesCavesFossilsFranceGeologic SedimentsGeorgia (Republic)History, AncientHominidaeHuman MigrationHumansLeadMammalsRadiometric DatingLeadUranium

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PMCPMC5577296

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