Magnetostratigraphy of African Early Hominid Cave Sites

该项目将提供一个彻底的磁性地层学 三个典型人科化石沉积物岩心的研究 南非的洞穴遗址（Makapansgat，Sterkfontein和 Taung）。 拟议的研究应产生 其中一些网站的日期。 考古学的磁极性知识 沉积物是确定准确时间的重要因素 从而准确测定化石的年代。 南 非洲原始人类洞穴沉积物有着非常复杂的 地层学以及这些化石的时间位置 很难解决。 这种现代化的应用 技术将对我们理解 这些洞穴遗址之前发生的事件的时间和持续时间

This project will provide a thorough magnetostratigraphic study of cores from sedimentary deposits at three classic hominid cave sites in South Africa (Makapansgat, Sterkfontein, and Taung). The proposed research should result in the production of dates for some of these sites. Knowledge of the magnetic polarity of archaeological deposits is an important factor in developing an accurate time scale and thus in dating the fossils accurately. The South African hominid-bearing cave deposits have a very complicated stratigraphy and thus the temporal placement of these fossils has been difficult to resolve. The application of this modern technique will be a major contribution to our understanding of the timing and duration of previous events at these cave sites.