An assessment of radiocarbon dates from palau, Western Micronesia

Radiocarbon

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 295-354

  Liston, Jolie ^a  

^a International Archaeological Research Institute Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HOLOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

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

EID: 25144439103     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: 00338222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200019780     Document Type: Review

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