Optical dating of perennially frozen deposits associated with preserved ancient plant and animal DNA in north-central Siberia

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 114-136

  Arnold, L J ^a   Roberts, R G ^a   MacPhee, R D E ^b   Willerslev, E ^c   Tikhonov, A N ^d   Brock, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Optically stimulated luminescence dating; Siberia; Single grain

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; DNA; FROZEN GROUND; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERENNIAL PLANT; RESEARCH WORK;

EURASIA; SIBERIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36749048129     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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