A marine reservoir correction value (ΔR) for the palauan archipelago: Environmental and oceanographic considerations

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 236-252

  Petchey, Fiona ^a   Clark, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

R; Archaeology; Lagoon; Palau; Radiocarbon; Western Micronesia

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GYRE; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHELL;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PALAU;

SCARIDAE;

EID: 77956401823     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890903155935     Document Type: Article

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