A re-analysis of electron spin resonance dating results associated with the Petralona hominid

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-241

  Grün, Rainer ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronology; ESR dating; Petralona

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HOMINID; SPELEOTHEM;

GREECE, PETRALONA;

EID: 0029730724     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0020     Document Type: Article

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