Cultural and trade practices in Sincu Bara (Senegal): a multi-proxy investigation

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 561-568

  Hatté, Christine ^a   Saliège, Jean François ^b,c   Senasson, Delphine ^d,e   Bocoum, Hamady ^f  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d Lab Rech sur l'Afrique Orientale   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BITUMEN; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; MICROSCOPY; RADIOCARBON DATING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRADE RELATIONS;

SENEGAL;

EID: 73049106440     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.10.020     Document Type: Article

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