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Approximate age:152,500 years old=average of minimum (0.115 Ma) and maximum (0.19 Ma)
Date based on: U-Th:ESR dating applied
to red deer enamel See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Michel, V., Ildefonse, P., & Morin, G. (1996). Assessment of archaeological bone and dentine preservation from Lazaret Cave (Middle Pleistocene) in France. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 126(1-2), 109-119.
Hominids:
Archaeology:
Important specimens: Hominid scraps, significant evidence for tool use and butchery.
Notes:
Location: Grotto on southeast base of Mont Boron just above sea level. La lazaret is only about 1km from Terra Amata , Italy
Map location/coordinates reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsz6ESoHthQ
Key references: Valensi, P. (1991). ?tude des stries de boucherie sur les ossements de cerf Èlaphe des niveaux supÈrieurs de la grotte du Lazaret (Nice, Alpes-Maritimes). L'Anthropologie, 85(4), 797-829.
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