Dating Egypt's oldest 'art': AMS 14C age determinations of rock varnishes covering petroglyphs at El-Hosh (Upper Egypt)

D. Huyge; A. Watchman; M. De Dapper; E. Marchi

doi:10.1017/S0003598X0005273X

Dating Egypt's oldest 'art': AMS ¹⁴C age determinations of rock varnishes covering petroglyphs at El-Hosh (Upper Egypt)

D. Huyge, A. Watchman, M. De Dapper, E. Marchi

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Abstract

Direct dating, using the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) ¹⁴C 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-72
Number of pages	5
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	75
Issue number	287
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X0005273X
Publication status	Published - Mar 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Direct dating
Egypt
Petroglyphs
Rock art
Rock varnish

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