OPEN SYSTEM MODELING FOR U-SERIES AND ESR DATING OF TEETH

The study of the constituents of teeth, dentine and enamel, by a combi nation of ESR and U-series techniques offer unique constraint on the h istory of uranium migration into these materials. Our results imply th at it is inappropriate to assume a simplified U-uptake model for neith er the components of a single tooth nor for the faunal remains of a gi ven site. However, the combination of both methods may provide a new t echnique for establishing reliable chronologies for archaeological/Qua ternary sites of up to several hundred thousand years.