Correlation between 14C ages and aspartic acid racemization at the upper palaeolithic site of the Abri Pataud (Dordogne, France)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 803-809

  El Mansouri, Mouhsin ^a   El Fouikar, Abderrahmane ^a   Saint Martin, Bernard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

14C; Aspartic Acid Racemization; Dordogne; Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

ACID RACEMIZATION; AMINO ACID RACEMIZATION; CARBON-14 DATE; FOSSIL BONE; PALAEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATE;

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, DORDOGNE, ABRI PATAUD;

EID: 0030390909     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0075     Document Type: Article

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