Suitability of biogenic carbonate of Lithospermum fruits for 14C dating

Quaternary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 508-518

  Pustovoytov, Konstantin ^a   Riehl, Simone ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Altere Abteilung   (Germany)

Author keywords

14C dating; Biogenic carbonate; Lithospermum

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CARBONATE; FRUIT; PLANT; RADIOCARBON DATING;

BORAGINACEAE; CELTIS; LITHOSPERMUM;

EID: 33646507684     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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