Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating investigations of rock and underlying soil from three case studies

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1659-1669

  Vafiadou, A ^a,b   Murray, A S ^a   Liritzis, I ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Dating; Granite; Luminescence; Neolithic; OSL; Rock; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BLEACHING; FELDSPAR; GRANITE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; NEOLITHIC; QUARTZ; ROCK; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34547128592     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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