ESR dating of tooth enamel from Aterian levels at Mugharet el 'Aliya (Tangier, Morocco)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-133

  Wrinn, P J ^a   Rink, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aterian; Chronometric dating; Electron spin resonance; Middle Palaeolithic; Morocco; Mugharet el 'Aliya

Indexed keywords

CAVE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE DATING; ENAMEL; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY; TOOTH;

MOROCCO; TANGIER;

EID: 0037245646     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2002.0813     Document Type: Article

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