U-Series Dates for Stalagmitic Flowstone E (Riss/Würm Interglaciation) at Grotte du Lazaret, Nice, France

Christophe Falguères (1) , Henry de Lumley (1) , Bischoff James.L (2)

1 IPH - Institut de Paléontologie Humaine
2 US Geological Survey [Menlo Park]

Several samples of stalagmitic flowstone (Ensemble E) at Grotte du Lazaret (Nice, France) were dates by U-series isotopes. The results show that this speleothem began to grow about 130 000 yr BP and continued to about 70 000 yr BP coinciding almost exactly with the last interglaciation (isotope stage 5). Even though Ensemble E is not in direct stratigraphic relation with the cave deposits, this study shows that the Acheulian artifacts industry and fauna within Lazaret are older than the Riss/Wurm interglaciation

Keywords: Lazaret; Nice; stalagmitic flowstone U-Series Dates; speleothem

Domains: Archaeology and Prehistory; Geomorphology

Christophe Falguères, Henry de Lumley, Bischoff James.L. U-Series Dates for Stalagmitic Flowstone E (Riss/Würm Interglaciation) at Grotte du Lazaret, Nice, France. 1991. ⟨halshs-00405681⟩