How old is Luzia? luminescence dating and stratigraphic integrity at lapa Vermelha, Lagoa Santa, Brazil

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-436

  Feathers, James ^a   Kipnis, Renato ^b   Piló, Luis ^b   Arroyo Kalin, Manuel ^c   Coblentz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOTURBATION; CHARCOAL; EXCAVATION; INSECT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MORPHOLOGY; QUARTZ; RADIOCARBON DATING; SCATTERING; SKELETON; STRATIGRAPHY;

BRAZIL; LAGOA SANTA; MINAS GERAIS;

EID: 77954497571     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20316     Document Type: Article

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