Reassessment of TL age estimates of burnt flints from the Paleolithic site of Tabun Cave, Israel

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 401-409

  Mercier, Norbert ^a   Valladas, Hélène ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Dating; Levant; Paleolithi; Tabun cave; Thermoluminescene

Indexed keywords

LITHIC FRAGMENT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOLITHIC; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ISRAEL; MOUNT CARMEL; TABUN CAVE;

EID: 0346274920     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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