The ownership of time: Approved 14C calibration or freedom of choice?

Antiquity

Volumn 79, Issue 306, 2005, Pages 944-948

  Van Andel, Tjeerd H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14C calibration; 14C dating; Sample stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845772274     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00115066     Document Type: Article

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