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Approximate age:49,500 years old=average of minimum (0.039 Ma) and maximum (0.06 Ma)
Date based on: ESR, Biochron See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Wrinn, P. J., & Rink, W. J. (2003). ESR dating of tooth enamel from Aterian levels at Mugharet el ëAliya (Tangier, Morocco). Journal of Archaeological Science, 30(1), 123-133.
Biberson, P. (1963). Human evolution in Morocco in the framework of the paleoclimatic variations of the Atlantic Pleistocene. African ecology and human evolution, 417-447.
Hominids:
Archaeology:Middle Stone Age (MSA)/Mousterian
Important specimens: Aterian MSA
Notes: Aterian
Location: Cap Ashakar, Morocco
Map location/coordinates reference: (Caves of Hercules/Grotte d'hercule) is a well-known tourist attraction
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