Can we use calcined bones for 14C dating the Paleolithic?

Radiocarbon

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 1409-1421

  Zazzo, Antoine ^a   Lebon, Matthieu ^b,c   Chiotti, Laurent ^d   Comby, Clothilde ^e   Delqué Količ, Emmanuelle ^e   Nespoulet, Roland ^d   Reiche, Ina ^b,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

^c Institut Universitaire de France   (France)

^d Ctr de Recherches de l'Abri Pataud   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

14C dating; Calcined bone; Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

BONE; CALCIFICATION; COLLAGEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLINITY; FOSSIL RECORD; GRAPHITIZATION; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SAMPLING;

AQUITAINE; DORDOGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 84884382940     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16228     Document Type: Article

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