Comparative radiocarbon dating of lignite, pottery, and charcoal samples from Babeldaob island, Republic of Palau

Radiocarbon

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Anderson, Atholl ^a   Chappell, John ^a   Clark, Geoffrey ^a   Phear, Sarah ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON 14; CHARCOAL; LIGNITE;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHARCOAL; LIGNITE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHRONOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; PALAU;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALAU; WORLD;

EID: 17144398784     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200052139     Document Type: Article

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