Radiocarbon dating of calcined bones: Insights from combustion experiments under natural conditions

Radiocarbon

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 855-866

  Zazzo, Antoine ^a   Saliège, Jean François ^a   Lebon, Matthieu ^a   Lepetz, Sébastien ^a   Moreau, Christophe ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; CALCIFICATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; COMBUSTION; LABORATORY METHOD; NEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING;

EID: 84873872050     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200047500     Document Type: Article

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