Determining the timing and pattern of human colonisation in Australia: Proposals for radiocarbon dating 'early' sequences

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-5

  Turney, Chris S M ^a,b   Bird, Michael I ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 1942423296     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2002.11681734     Document Type: Article

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