Table 2 IR-RF age results.

From: The expansion of Acheulean hominins into the Nefud Desert of Arabia

Sample ref.

Layer

#a

Deb (Gy)

OD (%)

Dr (Gy ka−1)

Agec (ka)

NSM1-2017

11

6/6

520.2 ± 25.7

11 ± 3

1.58 ± 0.08

330 ± 23

NSM1-OSL4

8

5/10

441.6 ± 37.2

17 ± 6

1.82 ± 0.08

243 ± 23

NSM1-OSL3

7

4/10

516.9 ± 14.7

4 ± 2

1.67 ± 0.08

310 ± 17

  1. aNumber of aliquot giving an IR-RF signal/measured.
  2. bUnweighted mean ± se.
  3. cCalculated using DRAC v.1.228, given at 1 sigma.
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