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Koonalda Cave, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia – issues in optical and radiometric dating of deep karst caves Cover

Koonalda Cave, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia – issues in optical and radiometric dating of deep karst caves

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|Dec 2017

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Fig. 1

Koonalda Cave – collapsed doline on flat surface of Nullabor Plain.

Fig. 2

Location of Koonalda Cave, South Australia.

Fig. 3

3D representation of Koonalda Cave (Zlot and Bosse 2014:202).

Fig. 4

Stratigraphy of Koonalda Cave (adapted from Gallus 1971:89 in RVS Wright (ed) Archaeology of the Gallus Site).

Table 1

KLDA Radiocarbon Samples and Results.

CodeDepth from ‘0’ datum, Trench 111 (approx.) (cm)Age 14C (BP)Deviation (± BP)
*C-15-3410 above10,08531
#KLDA B4-16, Ass.5 Fl.445 below7,78740
*B6-2, Ass.563 below17,56861
*C-19-3132 below17,37560
*KLDA intermediate zone (a)182 below23,01992
*KLDA intermediate zone (b)182 below23,040109

[The Carbon-13 stable isotope value (δ13C) was measured on prepared graphite using the AMS spectrometer. The radiocarbon date has therefore been corrected for isotopic fractionation. However, the AMS-measured δ13C value can differ from the δ13C of the original material and it is therefore not shown.]

* Waikato radiocarbon dating lab

# Rafter GNS Science.

* Waikato radiocarbon dating lab

* Waikato radiocarbon dating lab

* Waikato radiocarbon dating lab

* Waikato radiocarbon dating lab

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/geochr-2015-0081 | Journal eISSN: 1897-1695 | Journal ISSN: 1733-8387
Language: English
Page range: 366 - 373
Submitted on: Mar 14, 2016
Accepted on: Sep 21, 2017
Published on: Dec 29, 2017
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2017 Keryn Walshe, published by Sciendo
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