Verification of an archaic age occupation on Barbados, southern Lesser Antilles

Radiocarbon

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 595-604

  Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CULTURAL HISTORY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SHELL; SNAIL; VOLCANISM;

BARBADOS;

STROMBUS; STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 84255195205     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200039072     Document Type: Article

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