Comparison of 14C and luminescence chronologies at Puritjarra rock shelter, central Australia

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3-5, 1997, Pages 299-320

  Smith, M A ^a,c   Prescott, J R ^b   Head, M J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON-14 DATING; CHRONOLOGY; COMPARISON; DATING METHOD; RADIOCARBON DATING; ROCK SHELTER; TL DATING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030620029     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(96)00085-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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