Uranium content and U-Th dating of fossil bones and dental tissues from Lazaret cave;Teneur en uranium et datation U-Th des tissus osseux et dentaires fossiles de la grotte du Lazaret

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 325, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 381-387

  Michel, Véronique ^a   Falguères, Christophe ^a   Yokoyama, Yuji ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bone; Dentine; Enamel; Fossilization; Preservation; U Th dating; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BONE; DENTINE; ENAMEL; URANIUM/THORIUM DATING;

EID: 0031423911     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1251-8050(97)81387-0     Document Type: Article

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