FOCUS: Luminescence dating of coastal sands: Overcoming changes in environmental dose rate

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 729-733

  Vogel, J C ^a   Wintle, A G ^b   Woodborne, S M ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal sands; Feldspar; Luminescence dating; Quartz

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DATING METHOD; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0033396220     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0450     Document Type: Article

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