The Iron age around the mediterranean: A high chronology perspective from the Groningen radiocarbon database

Radiocarbon

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 213-242

  van der Plicht, Johannes ^a,b   Bruins, Hendrik J ^c,d   Nijboer, Albert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d and Ancient Near Eastern Studies ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; IRON AGE; RADIOCARBON DATING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 79953204188     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200033786     Document Type: Review

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