Optically stimulated luminescence dating at Rose Cottage Cave

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Pienaar, Marc ^a   Woodborne, Stephan ^a   Wadley, Lyn ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; RADIOCARBON DATING; STONE AGE; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 44649146608     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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