Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Institute for Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
PLoS One. 2023 Feb 15;18(2):e0280598. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280598. eCollection 2023.
Radiocarbon dating is the most widely applied dating method in archaeology, especially in human evolution studies, where it is used to determine the chronology of key events, such as the replacement of Neanderthals by modern humans in Europe. However, the method does not always provide precise and accurate enough ages to understand the important processes of human evolution. Here we review the newest method developments in radiocarbon dating ('Radiocarbon 3.0'), which can lead us to much better chronologies and understanding of the major events in recent human evolution. As an example, we apply these new methods to discuss the dating of the important Palaeolithic site of Bacho Kiro (Bulgaria).
放射性碳测年是考古学中应用最广泛的测年方法，特别是在人类进化研究中，它被用于确定关键事件的年代，例如尼安德特人在欧洲被现代人取代的时间。然而，该方法并不总是能提供足够精确和准确的年龄，从而无法理解人类进化的重要过程。在这里，我们回顾放射性碳测年的最新方法进展（“放射性碳 3.0”），这些进展可以使我们更好地了解人类进化的重要事件的年代和过程。作为一个例子，我们应用这些新方法来讨论保加利亚重要的旧石器时代遗址 Bacho Kiro 的年代问题。
