Optically stimulated luminescence dating of Southern High Plains archaeological sites

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1651-1665

  Feathers, James K ^a   Holliday, Vance T ^b   Meltzer, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optically stimulated luminescence; Paleoindian; Sediment turbation; Single grain resolution; Southern High Plains

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748742897     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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