Chronology of the middle palaeolithic open-air site of Combe Brune 2 (Dordogne, France): A multi luminescence dating approach

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 524-534

  Frouin, Marine ^a   Lahaye, Christelle ^a   Hernandez, Marion ^a   Mercier, Norbert ^a   Guibert, Pierre ^a   Brenet, Michel ^b,c   Folgado Lopez, Milagros ^b,c   Bertran, Pascal ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^b INRAP GSO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d Centre d'Activité les Echoppes   (France)

Author keywords

Dating; Early middle palaeolithic; IRSL; Open air site; OSL; Post IRSL; TL

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LITHOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOLITHIC; QUARTZ; STRATIFICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AQUITAINE; BERGERAC; DORDOGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 84908619249     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.09.012     Document Type: Article

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