Re-evaluation of the chronology of the palaeolithic site at Jeongokri, Korea, using OSL and TT-OSL signals from quartz

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 365-370

  Kim, J C ^a   Duller, G A T ^b   Roberts, H M ^b   Wintle, A G ^b   Lee, Y I ^a   Yi, S B ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Korea; Luminescence; OSL; Palaeolithic; Quartz; TT OSL

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOLITHIC; QUARTZ; STRATIGRAPHY;

KOREA;

EID: 77649342626     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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