Dating human occupation on diatom-phytolith-rich sediment: Case studies of mustang spring and Lubbock Lake, Texas, USA

Radiocarbon

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-24

  Hatté, Christine ^a   Hodgins, Gregory ^b   Holliday, Vance T ^b,c   Jull, A J Timothy ^b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRASSLAND; LATE GLACIAL; OCCUPATION; PHYTOLITH; RADIOCARBON DATING;

GREAT PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77953662197     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200044994     Document Type: Article

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