The RESET tephra database and associated analytical tools

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-47

  Bronk Ramsey, Christopher ^a   Housley, Rupert A ^b   Lane, Christine S ^a,c   Smith, Victoria C ^a   Pollard, A Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Cryptotephra; Dating; Quaternary environments; Statistical methods; Tephra; Tephrochronology; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GLASS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARCHAEOLOGY; CRYPTOTEPHRA; DATING; QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTS; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANOLOGY;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ARCHAEOLOGY; CORRELATION; DATABASE; DATING METHOD; FOSSIL RECORD; GLASS; QUATERNARY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEPHRA; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANOLOGY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84925857445     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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