The Rhafas Cave (Morocco): Chronology of the mousterian and aterian archaeological occupations and their implications for Quaternary geochronology based on luminescence (TL/OSL) age determinations

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 309-313

  Mercier, N ^a   Wengler, L ^b   Valladas, H ^a   Joron, J L ^c   Froget, L ^a   Reyss, J L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Aterian; Luminescence; Mousterian; Rhafas cave

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MOUSTERIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; ORIENTAL; RHAFAS CAVE;

EID: 34548050408     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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