Methodological issues in the 14C dating of rock paintings

Radiocarbon

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-44

  Hedges, R E M ^a   Ramsey, Christopher Bronk ^a   Van Klinken, G J ^a   Pettitt, P B ^a   Nielsen Marsh, Christina ^a   Etchegoyen, Alberto ^b   Fernandez Niello, J O ^b   Boschin, M T ^c   Llamazares, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LABORATORIO TANDAR   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOCARBON DATING; ROCK ART;

EID: 0032462612     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200017859     Document Type: Article

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