Luminescence dating of sand deposits related to late Pleistocene human occupation at the Cactus Hill Site, Virginia, USA

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-187

  Feathers, James K ^a   Rhodes, Edward J ^b   Huot, Sébastien ^c   Mcavoy, Joseph M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Nottoway River Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTIFACT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEFLATION; DUNE; FELDSPAR; LUMINESCENCE DATING; OCCUPATION; PLEISTOCENE; POTASSIUM; QUARTZ; SAND;

CACTUS HILL; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

CACTACEAE;

EID: 34250895900     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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