New ESR/U-series data for the early Middle Pleistocene site of Isernia la Pineta, Italy

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 847-852

  Shao, Qingfeng ^a   Bahain, Jean Jacques ^a   Falgures, Christophe ^a   Peretto, Carlo ^b   Arzarello, Marta ^b   Minelli, Antonella ^b   Thun Hohenstein, Ursula ^b   Dolo, Jean Michel ^c   Garcia, Tristan ^c   Frank, Norbert ^d   Douville, Eric ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE NATIONAL HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Early Middle Pleistocene; ESR U series dating; Gamma dose rate; Isernia la Pineta; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

AGE UNDERESTIMATION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL LAYERS; DOSE RATE; FOSSIL TEETH; GAMMA DOSE RATE; GEOLOGICAL HISTORY; INTERGLACIAL PERIODS; ISERNIA LA PINETA; PLEISTOCENE; SOUTHERN ITALY; WEIGHTED MEAN;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

TOOTH ENAMEL;

EID: 80052927241     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.03.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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