Evidence for inter-island transport of heirlooms: luminescence dating and petrographic analysis of ceramic inhaling bowls from Carriacou, West Indies

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 596-606

  Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^a   Kaye, Quetta ^b   Feathers, James ^c   Pavia, Jennifer A ^d   Marsaglia, Kathleen M ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Chronometric techniques; Grenadines; Hallucinogens; Pottery analysis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PETROGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARRIACOU; GRENADA [WINDWARD ISLANDS]; LESSER ANTILLES; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 58149288416     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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