U-series dating of bone in an open system: The diffusion-adsorption-decay model

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 42-53

  Sambridge, M ^a   Grun R ^a   Eggins, S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bones; Diffusion; Inversion; U series dating; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA INVERSION; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; SOFTWARE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 84860005481     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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