Differences in Radiocarbon Age between Shell and Charcoal from a Holocene Shellmound in Northern California

Quaternary Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-110

  Ingram, B Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; Radiocarbon; Reservoir age; Shellmound; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHELL MIDDEN;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031750847     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1997.1944     Document Type: Article

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