Dating of Rattus exulans bone from Pleasant River (Otago, New Zealand): Testing the effect of burial contamination

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 795-800

  Beavan‐Athfield, Nancy ^a   Sparks, Rodger J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bone; Burial; Contamination; Humic acids; New Zealand; Radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

BONE; HUMIC ACID; RADIOCARBON DATING;

NEW ZEALAND;

RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 0035699962     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9517674     Document Type: Article

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