Optical dating of single and multiple grains of quartz from Jinmium rock shelter, northern Australia: Part I, experimental design and statistical models

Archaeometry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-364

  Galbraith, R F ^a   Roberts, R G ^b   Laslett, G M ^c   Yoshida, H ^b   Olley, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Human occupation; Jinmium rock shelter; Optical dating; Quartz sediments; Rock art; Single grains; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033169259     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1999.tb00987.x     Document Type: Article

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