A century-old assumption about Dordogne cave art just collapsed. The paintings were thought to contain no carbon — so radiocarbon dating was never possible. Turns out no one had actually checked. #Paleolithic #CaveArt #Archaeology https://www.anthropology.net/p/carbon-in-the-dark-the-first-radiocarbon
Carbon in the Dark: The First Radiocarbon Dates for Cave Art in the Dordogne

A team at Font-de-Gaume found something no one had bothered to look for — and it changed what we can know about Paleolithic painting in southwestern France.

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