Rapid evolution of ritual architecture in central Polynesia indicated by precise 230Th/U coral dating

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 30, 2010, Pages 13234-13239

  Sharp, Warren D ^a   Kahn, Jennifer G ^b   Polito, Christina M ^a   Kirch, Patrick V ^c  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiocarbon dating; Seriation; Social stratification; Society islands; Temples

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CHARCOAL; THALLIUM; THALLIUM 230; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; URANIUM 238; POLLUTANT; THORIUM;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BASALT; CHRONOLOGY; CORAL; DIAGENESIS; EUROPE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; POLYNESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RITUAL; ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARCHITECTURE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; SYMBOLISM; TIME; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ARCHITECTURE AS TOPIC; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; POLYNESIA; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; THORIUM; TIME FACTORS; URANIUM;

EID: 77955818630     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1005063107     Document Type: Article

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