Stone Age midden deposition assessed by bivalve sclerochronology and radiocarbon wiggle-matching of Arctica islandica shell increments

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 452-460

  Helama, Samuli ^a   Hood, Bryan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Karlebotnbakken; Midden deposition; Norway; Radiocarbon dating; Sclerochronology; Stone Age

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORAL; DEPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MIDDEN; MOLLUSC; PALEONTOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECONSTRUCTION; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SHELL; STONE AGE; STRATIGRAPHY; TREE RING;

NORWAY;

ANTHOZOA; ARCTICA ISLANDICA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 78649515932     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.09.029     Document Type: Article

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