Plaster characterization at the PPNB site of yiftahel (Israel) including the use of 14C: Implications for plaster production, preservation, and dating

Radiocarbon

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 887-896

  Poduska, Kristin M ^a,b   Regev, Lior ^b   Berna, Francesco ^c   Mintz, Eugenia ^b   Milevski, Ianir ^d   Khalaily, Hamudi ^d   Weiner, Steve ^b   Boaretto, Elisabetta ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CALCITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATING METHOD; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRESERVATION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84873142731     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200047536     Document Type: Article

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