Evaluating Quaternary dating methods: Radiocarbon, U-series, luminescence, and amino acid racemization dates of a late Pleistocene emu egg

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-92

  Magee, John W ^a   Miller, Gifford H ^b   Spooner, Nigel A ^a   Questiaux, Danielle G ^a   McCulloch, Malcolm T ^a   Clark, Peter A ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

AAR; OSL; Quaternary dating; Radiocarbon; U series

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AMINO ACID; BIRD; CARBON ISOTOPE; DATING METHOD; EGGSHELL; INFILL; PLEISTOCENE; RACEMIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE EYRE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 59849110784     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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