Preliminary U-series and Thermoluminescence dating of excavated deposits in Liang Bua sub-chamber, Flores, Indonesia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-155

  St Pierre, Emma J ^a   Westaway, Kira E ^b   Zhao, Jian xin ^a   Gagan, Michael K ^c   Lentfer, Carol ^a   Due, Rokus Awe ^d   Morwood, Michael J ^e   Hantoro, Wahyoe S ^f   Djubiantono, Tony ^d   Suwargadi, Bambang W ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Indonesian Centre for Archaeology   (Indonesia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^f INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cave geomorphology; Flores, Indonesia; Liang Bua; Red Thermoluminescence dating; Soda straw stalactites; Uranium series dating

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LIMESTONE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; STALACTITE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EAST NUSA TENGGARA; FLORES [LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS]; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; LIANG BUA; SUNDA ISLES;

HOMO FLORESIENSIS;

EID: 84867919584     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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