Establishing the time of initial human occupation of Liang Bua, western Flores, Indonesia

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 337-343

  Westaway, K E ^a   Morwood, M J ^b   Roberts, R G ^a   Zhao, J x ^c   Sutikna, T ^d   Saptomo, E W ^d   Rink, W J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Indonesian Centre for Archaeology   (Indonesia)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Geomorphic history; Homo floresiensis; Human occupation; Liang Bua; Thermoluminescence dating

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CONGLOMERATE; DEPOSITION; EROSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ASIA; EAST NUSA TENGGARA; EURASIA; FLORES [LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS]; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; LIANG BUA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; WAE RACANG RIVER;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO FLORESIENSIS;

EID: 34548050666     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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