Nondestructive radiocarbon dating:Naturally mummified infant bundle from SW Texas

American Antiquity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 741-750

  Steelman, Karen L ^a   Rowe, Marvin W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36749102449     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4128446     Document Type: Article

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