Age of the Mousterian industry at Hayonim Cave, Northern Israel, using electron spin resonance and 230Th/234U methods

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 953-964

  Rink, W J ^a   Schwarcz, H P ^a   Weiner, S ^b   Goldberg, P ^c   Meignen, L ^d   Bar Yosef, O ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE DATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; TOOTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; HAYONIM CAVE; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 3042739238     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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