Rethinking about chronology of Chichen Itza by thermoluminescence dating of volcanic glass

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry

Volumn 10, Issue SPEC.ISSUE 4, 2010, Pages 115-120

  Chung, H ^a   Gonzalez, P ^b   Ramirez, A ^c   Schaaf, P ^c   Lee, I ^d  

^a Pusan University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chichen itza; Chronology; Fine grain technique; Pottery; Thermoluminescence dating; Volcanic glass

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; VOLCANOES;

ANNUAL DOSE; CHICHEN ITZA; CHRONOLOGY; FINE GRAIN TECHNIQUE; FINER GRAINS; ME-XICO; POTTERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DATING; VOLCANIC GLASS; YUCATAN;

GLASS;

EID: 80053975415     PISSN: 11089628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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