U-SERIES AND ESR DATING OF TEETH FROM ACHEULEAN AND MOUSTERIAN LEVELSAT LA MICOQUE (DORDOGNE, FRANCE)

We report results of U-series and ESR analyses of 17 horse teeth taken from the upper archaeological layers of the La Micoque site. They sho w that the deposit is older than 300 ka. For the uppermost layer, ages calculated with the early uptake (EU) model are close to those with l inear uptake (LU) models indicating that the real age ranges from 300 to 350 ka. These results are confirmed when we calculate ages with bot h U-series and ESR data (US model) and allow us to suggest that the de posit is older than 300 ka. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.