The reliability of uranium-series mollusc dates from the western Mediterranean basin

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 709-717

  McLaren, S J ^a   Rowe, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC VARIATION; MOLLUSC; MOLLUSC DATA; RAISED BEACH DEPOSIT; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

MEDITERRANEAN;

EID: 0030302646     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-3791(96)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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