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Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene

Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene

Palaeomagnetic analysis Oriented block samples of approximately 10 × 10 × 10 cm3 each were carved with a sharp non-magnetic knife from fresh excavation baulks (samples Sp1 and Sp2) or from field exposures for palaeomagnetic analysis (Sp3–Sp14). Strike and dip were measured using a Brunton Compass corrected for local declination. Owing to the scarcity of suitable consolidated fine-grained layers, some samples were obtained from outcrops …

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