High-resolution radiocarbon dating of marine materials in archaeological contexts: Radiocarbon marine reservoir variability between Anadara, Gafrarium, Batissa, Polymesoda spp. and Echinoidea at Caution Bay, Southern Coastal Papua New Guinea

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-80

  Petchey, Fiona ^a   Ulm, Sean ^b   David, Bruno ^c   McNiven, Ian J ^c   Asmussen, Brit ^d   Tomkins, Helene ^b   Dolby, Nic ^c   Aplin, Ken ^e   Richards, Thomas ^c   Rowe, Cassandra ^c   Leavesley, Matthew ^f   Mandui, Herman ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^g National Museum and Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Anadara; Batissa; Caution Bay; Echinoidea; Gafarium; Lapita; Marine reservoir correction; Polymesoda; Radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879435889     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-012-0108-1     Document Type: Article

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