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Approximate age:115,500 years old=average of minimum (0.061 Ma) and maximum (0.17 Ma)
Date based on: ESR, but some proveniece problems See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Millard, A. R. (2006). Bayesian analysis of ESR dates, with application to Border Cave. Quaternary Geochronology, 1(2), 159-166.
; Grün, R., Beaumont, P. B., & Stringer, C. B. (1990). ESR dating evidence for early modern humans at Border Cave in South Africa.
; Grün, R., & Beaumont, P. (2001). Border Cave revisited: a revised ESR chronology. Journal of human evolution, 40(6), 467-482.
Hominids: Homo sapiens
Archaeology:Middle Stone Age (MSA)/Mousterian
Important specimens: Anatomically modern Homo sapiens
Notes:
Location: Lebombo Mountains, South Africa
Map location/coordinates reference: Location based on photo taken from site. Coordinates are reliable.
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