Direct 14C dating of early and mid-Holocene Saharan pottery

Radiocarbon

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 1391-1402

  Messili, Lamia ^a,b   Saliège, Jean François ^b   Broutin, Jean ^c   Messager, Erwan ^d   Hatté, Christine ^e   Zazzo, Antoine ^b  

^a Dép Préhistoire ^*  (Algeria)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Central Sahara; Early mid Holocene; Plant contents temper; Pottery

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HISTORICAL TIME (HUMAN HISTORY); HOLOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; ROCK ART;

SAHARA;

EID: 84884371394     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16364     Document Type: Article

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