Radiocarbon dating of rock paintings using plasma-chemical extraction

American Laboratory

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 15-19

  Rowe, Marvin W ^a   Steelman, Karen L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PIGMENTS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; ROCKS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

GRAFFITI; PLASMA CHEMICAL EXTRACTION; RADIOCARBON DATING; ROCK PAINTINGS;

PAINTING;

EID: 10444239394     PISSN: 00447749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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