Laser ablation depth profiling of U-series and Sr isotopes in human fossils

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2991-3000

  Benson, Alexa ^a   Kinsley, Les ^a   Willmes, Malte ^a   Defleur, Alban ^b   Kokkonen, Harri ^a   Mussi, Margherita ^c   Grün, Rainer ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human fossils; Human migration; Laser ablation analysis; Neanderthals; Sr analysis; U series dating

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FOSSIL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIGRATION; NEANDERTHAL; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 84876447168     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.02.028     Document Type: Article

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