ESR Isochron Dating Analyses at Bau de l'Aubesier, Provence, France: Clues to U Uptake in Fossil Teeth

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 719-761

  Blackwell, Bonnie A B ^a,b   Skinner, Anne R ^a,b   Blickstein, Joel I B ^b,c   Lebel, Serge ^d   Leung, Helen Y M ^b,e  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RFK Science Research Institute   (United States)

^c Robert F Kennedy High School   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MOUSTERIAN; MUSCLE; REWORKING;

FRANCE;

EID: 0038041004     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.1018     Document Type: Article

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