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K–Ar dating of volcanics in the Jordan rift allows an estimation of the ages of widespread stratigraphic events in the eastern Mediterranean region. The data provide a link between Pleistocene deposits of Europe and Africa suggesting, in particular, age limits to the early Acheulian and Mousterian cultures.
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Siedner, G., Horowitz, A. Radiometric ages of late Cainozoic basalts from northern Israel: chronostratigraphic implications. Nature 250, 23–26 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250023a0
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