Age of the final Middle Palaeolithic and Uluzzian levels at Fumane Cave, Northern Italy, using 14C, ESR, 234U/230Th and thermoluminescence methods

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2986-2996

  Peresani, Marco ^a   Cremaschi, Mauro ^b   Ferraro, Francesca ^b   Falguères, Christophe ^c   Bahain, Jean Jacques ^c   Gruppioni, Giulia ^a   Sibilia, Emanuela ^d   Quarta, Gianluca ^e   Calcagnile, Lucio ^e   Dolo, Jean Michel ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e Centro di Datazione e Diagnostica   (Italy)

^f LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

Author keywords

Electron spin resonance; Italy; Middle paleolithic; Radiocarbon; Thermoluminescence; U Th

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FUMANE CAVE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VERONA;

EID: 49649115829     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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