Use of luminescence dating in archaeology

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1493-1509

  Feathers, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological method; Ceramics; Luminescence dating; Sediments; Single grains

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; LUMINESCENCE; SEDIMENTS;

LUMINESCENCE DATING;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CERAMICS;

EID: 0141817034     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/9/302     Document Type: Article

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