@article {315316,
	title = {Radiocarbon chronology of Manot Cave, Israel and Upper Paleolithic dispersals},
	journal = {Science Advances},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2017},
	month = {2017/11/01},
	abstract = {<p>The timing of archeological industries in the Levant is central for understanding the spread of modern humans with Upper Paleolithic traditions. We report a high-resolution radiocarbon chronology for Early Upper Paleolithic industries (Early Ahmarian and Levantine Aurignacian) from the newly excavated site of Manot Cave, Israel. The dates confirm that the Early Ahmarian industry was present by 46,000 calibrated years before the present (cal BP), and the Levantine Aurignacian occurred at least between 38,000 and 34,000 cal BP. This timing is consistent with proposed migrations or technological diffusions between the Near East and Europe. Specifically, the Ahmarian could have led to the development of the Protoaurignacian in Europe, and the Aurignacian in Europe could have spread back to the Near East as the Levantine Aurignacian.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1126/sciadv.1701450},
	url = {http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/11/e1701450},
	author = {Alex, Bridget and Barzilai, Omry and Hershkovitz, Israel and Marder, Ofer and Berna, Francesco and Caracuta, Valentina and Abulafia, Talia and Davis, Lauren and Goder-Goldberger, Mae and Lavi, Ron and Mintz, Eugenia and Regev, Lior and Bar-Yosef Mayer, Daniella and Tejero, Jos{\'e}-Miguel and Yeshurun, Reuven and Ayalon, Avner and Bar-Matthews, Mira and Yasur, Gal and Frumkin, Amos and Latimer, Bruce and Hans, Mark G. and Boaretto, Elisabetta}
}
