Palaeolithic radiocarbon chronology: Quantifying our confidence beyond two half-lives

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1685-1693

  Pettitt, P B ^a   Davies, W ^b   Gamble, C S ^b   Richards, M B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14C; Chronometry; Late Glacial; Palaeolithic; Radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHRONOLOGY; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING;

EID: 0344100054     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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