Thermoluminescence dating of St. Croix ceramics: Chronology building in southwestern Nova Scotia

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-273

  Godfrey Smith, D I ^a   Deal, M ^b   Kunelius, I ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; DATING METHOD; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MINERALOGY; OCCUPATION; PREHISTORIC; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

CANADA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MINAS BASIN; NOVA SCOTIA; SAINT CROIX; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

EID: 2842586142     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199705)12:3<251::aid-gea4>3.0.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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