Dating Egypt's oldest ‘art
AMS 14 C age determinations of rock varnishes covering petroglyphs at El-Hosh (Upper Egypt)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7657963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dirk Huyge (Royal Museums of Art and History), Alan Watchman (James Cook University), Morgan De Dapper (Ghent University), Elena De Marchi (0000-0003-0064-4335, Ospedale di San Donà di Piave) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 287 |
| Pages | 68-72 |
| Publication date | 2001-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x0005273x |
| OpenAlex | W2146083076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
Direct dating, using the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) 14 C method, indicates that some petroglyphs (rock art) at El-Hosh in Upper Egypt pre-date the early 7th millennium BP (mid 6th millennium cal BC), making it the oldest graphic activity recorded in the Nile Valley
Accelerator mass spectrometry · Ancient history · Archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · Radiocarbon dating · Radiometric dating · Rock art · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · History
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |