Spectral investigation of the thermoluminescence of heated flint (silex)

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 279-285

  Richter, D ^a,c   Krbetschek, M R ^b,c   Rieser, U ^a,c   Trautmann, T ^b,c   Wagner, G A ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLINT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 0033083448     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(98)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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