Chronologies in wood and resin: AMS 14C dating of pre-Hispanic Caribbean wood sculpture

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2238-2251

  Ostapkowicz, Joanna ^a   Bronk Ramsey, Christopher ^b   Brock, Fiona ^b   Higham, Tom ^b   Wiedenhoeft, Alex C ^c   Ribechini, Erika ^d   Lucejko, Jeannette J ^d   Wilson, Samuel ^e  

^a World Museum Liverpool   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Lucayan; Radiocarbon dating; Resin; Ta no; Wood

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CHRONOLOGY; MUSEUM; RADIOCARBON DATING; RESIN; WOOD;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 84860881770     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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