Kobo 1 and L'Abri aux Vaches (Mali, West Africa): Two case studies for the optical dating of bioturbated sediments

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 317-323

  Tribolo, C ^a   Mercier, N ^a   Rasse, M ^b   Soriano, S ^c   Huysecom, E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c Inrap)   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Chronology; Microliths; OSL; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOTURBATION; DEPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LUMINESCENCE DATING;

MALI;

EID: 77949264306     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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