Extended Data Fig. 8: Coralloid speleothem sample BSP4.3, and U-series dates. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 8: Coralloid speleothem sample BSP4.3, and U-series dates.

From: Earliest hunting scene in prehistoric art

Extended Data Fig. 8

a, b, Location of the in situ speleothem overlying part of pig 1. c, Cross-section of BSP4.3 showing the pigment layer sandwiched between the cave-wall surface and layers of calcite comprising the speleothem that formed over the artwork. Solution U-series dates for a total of five micromilled subsamples (n = 5) (BSP4.3.1 to BSP4.3.5) are indicated. The dotted lines represent schematically the micromilling spits used during the subsampling procedure. Minimum dates are quoted as measured age minus 2σ, rounded to two decimal places.

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