On the mis-use of mathematics: A comment on "How confident are we about the chronology of the transition between Howieson's Poort and Still Bay?" by Guérin etal. (2013)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 184-186

  Galbraith, Rex F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; CHRONOLOGY; HUMAN; LUMINESCENCE; PROCEDURES;

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHRONOLOGY AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 84923352329     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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