Rock surface hardness as an indication of exposure age: An archaeological application of the Schmidt Hammer

Archaeometry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 209-223

  Betts, M W ^a   Latta, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blackduck; Canada; Dating techniques; Exposure age; Ojibwa; Ontario; Petroforms; Pukaskwa pits; Raised beaches; Schmidt hammer; Strandlines; Surface hardness; Weathering rings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034131599     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2000.tb00877.x     Document Type: Article

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