Cross-dating (Th/U-14C) of calcite covering prehistoric paintings at Serra da Capivara National Park, Piaui, Brazil

Radiocarbon

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 1191-1198

  Fontugne, Michel ^a   Shao, Qingfeng ^a,b   Frank, Norbert ^a   Thil, François ^a   Guidon, Niède ^c   Boeda, Eric ^d  

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

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Instituto Nacional de Arqueologia   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

Archeology; Brazil

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NATIONAL PARK; PREHISTORIC; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BRAZIL; PIAUI;

EID: 84884409868     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16254     Document Type: Article

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