Oxygen-isotope ratios in quartz as indicators of the provenance of archaeological ochres

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 773-778

  Smith, M A ^a,b   Pell, S ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Australia; Oxygen Isotope ratios; Provenance; Red Ochre

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; OCHRE;

EID: 0031408323     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0159     Document Type: Article

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