A Bayesian AMS 14C chronology of the Classic Maya Center of Uxbenká, Belize

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1572-1586

  Culleton, Brendan J ^a   Prufer, Keith M ^b   Kennett, Douglas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Classic Period

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; CLASSIC PERIOD; CULTURAL CHANGE; STRATIGRAPHY;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MAYA LOWLANDS;

EID: 84857115006     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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