Timing the Neolithic transition: The application of fluoride dating at Tell Halula, Syria

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1496-1501

  Guerrero, E ^a   Schurr, M ^a   Kuijt, I ^a   Anfruns, J ^b   Molist, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Human dentition; Near East; Neolithic; Relative dating method

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CHRONOLOGY; DATING METHOD; DENTITION; FLUORIDE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NEOLITHIC; POPULATION GROWTH; VILLAGE;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 79956145288     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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