Advantages and limitations of thermoluminescence dating of heated flint from paleolithic sites

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 671-683

  Richter, Daniel ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DATING METHOD; PALEOLITHIC; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 34547676185     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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