Luminescence dating of mammoth remains from northern Switzerland

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 257-263

  Gaar, Dorian ^a   Preusser, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Karst hole; Luminescence dating; Mammuthus primigenius; Switzerland; Woolly mammoth

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DEPOSITION; FELDSPAR; KARST; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MAMMOTH; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; QUARTZ; SKELETAL REMAINS;

JURA [SWITZERLAND]; JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS;

EID: 84863803753     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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