High resolution analysis of uranium and thorium concentration as well as U-series isotope distributions in a Neanderthal tooth from Payre (Ardèche, France) using laser ablation ICP-MS

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5278-5290

  Grün, Rainer ^a   Aubert, Maxime ^a   Joannes Boyau, Renaud ^a   Moncel, Marie Hélène ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOLITHIC; THORIUM; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 53249118919     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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