Thermoluminescence dating on burnt lithics from Middle Stone Age layers at Rose Cottage Cave

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 169-174

  Valladas, Hélène ^a   Wadley, Lyn ^b   Mercier, Norbert ^a   Froget, Laurence ^a   Tribolo, Chantal ^a   Reyss, Jean Louis ^a   Joron, Jean Louis ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; STONE AGE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 25444458105     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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