Radiocarbon dating of calcined bones: Where does the carbon come from?

Radiocarbon

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 601-611

  Zazzo, A ^a   Saliege J F ^a,b   Person, A ^b   Boucher, H ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; MINERAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SKELETAL REMAINS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 77949764761     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200055958     Document Type: Conference Paper

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